Term: cloud chamber: apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
Candidate hypernym: particle detector: a chamber in which particles can be made visible → 1
Candidate hypernym: epithelium: membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body → 0
Candidate hypernym: lowering: the act of causing something to move to a lower level → 0
Candidate hypernym: bud: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals → 0
Candidate hypernym: thyme: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables → 0
Candidate hypernym: scoop: the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe → 0
Candidate hypernym: distinguished flying cross: a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight → 0
Candidate hypernym: bandwagon: a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band → 0
Candidate hypernym: particular: (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class → 0
Candidate hypernym: medline: the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS → 0
Candidate hypernym: clothespin: wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline → 0