Term: national institute of standards and technology: an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs
Candidate hypernym: agency: an administrative unit of government → 1
Candidate hypernym: will: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die → 0
Candidate hypernym: electrophorus: type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels → 0
Candidate hypernym: slide: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector → 0
Candidate hypernym: pre-emptive strike: a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you → 0
Candidate hypernym: anacanthini: at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications → 0
Candidate hypernym: heulandite: a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium → 0
Candidate hypernym: cadet: a military trainee (as at a military academy) → 0
Candidate hypernym: purpose: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions → 0
Candidate hypernym: confrontation: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison → 0
Candidate hypernym: output signal: signal that comes out of an electronic system → 0