Term: all-or-none law: (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Candidate hypernym: law: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature → 1
Candidate hypernym: weight: an oppressive feeling of heavy force → 0
Candidate hypernym: amyloid: a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch → 0
Candidate hypernym: logarithm: the exponent required to produce a given number → 0
Candidate hypernym: coleslaw: basically shredded cabbage → 0
Candidate hypernym: avocation: an auxiliary activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: indusium: a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern → 0
Candidate hypernym: sleeper: an unexpected achiever of success → 0
Candidate hypernym: amebiasis: infection by a disease-causing ameba → 0
Candidate hypernym: gurkha: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat → 0
Candidate hypernym: vane: a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it → 0