Term: scintillation: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
Candidate hypernym: fluctuation: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes → 1
Candidate hypernym: foible: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip → 0
Candidate hypernym: antilocapridae: comprising only the pronghorns → 0
Candidate hypernym: antiguan: a native or inhabitant of Antigua → 0
Candidate hypernym: frontier: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development → 0
Candidate hypernym: henry's law: (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases → 0
Candidate hypernym: brochette: a small spit or skewer → 0
Candidate hypernym: macule: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases → 0
Candidate hypernym: canistel: tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: proteaceae: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales → 0
Candidate hypernym: synapsida: extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals → 0