Term: townes: United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
Candidate hypernym: physicist: a scientist trained in physics → 1
Candidate hypernym: oestridae: warble flies → 0
Candidate hypernym: lichen planus: an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs → 0
Candidate hypernym: edible sea urchin: a sea urchin that can be eaten → 0
Candidate hypernym: question mark: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question → 0
Candidate hypernym: abdominoplasty: cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach → 0
Candidate hypernym: huckleberry: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries → 0
Candidate hypernym: euclid's second axiom: any terminated straight line can be projected indefinitely → 0
Candidate hypernym: prickly pear: cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock → 0
Candidate hypernym: dog biscuit: a hard biscuit for dogs → 0
Candidate hypernym: edge: a slight competitive advantage → 0