Term: astatic coils: an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field
Candidate hypernym: coil: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit → 1
Candidate hypernym: subtilin: a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium → 0
Candidate hypernym: mentally retarded: people collectively who are mentally retarded → 0
Candidate hypernym: double time: a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog → 0
Candidate hypernym: junk dna: stretches of DNA that do not code for genes → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus metasequoia: genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: akee: widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh → 0
Candidate hypernym: placentation: arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary → 0
Candidate hypernym: splinter: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal → 0
Candidate hypernym: scrotal vein: veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins → 0
Candidate hypernym: trigger: an act that sets in motion some course of events → 0