Term: hooke's law: (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced
Candidate hypernym: law: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature → 1
Candidate hypernym: cornhusker: a worker who husks corn → 0
Candidate hypernym: vanishing: a sudden disappearance from sight → 0
Candidate hypernym: night-blooming cereus: any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus → 0
Candidate hypernym: single-leaf: pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine → 0
Candidate hypernym: mihrab: (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca → 0
Candidate hypernym: c compiler: a compiler for programs written in C → 0
Candidate hypernym: horse trade: the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) → 0
Candidate hypernym: governess: a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home) → 0
Candidate hypernym: whole gale: wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale → 0
Candidate hypernym: null set: a set that is empty; a set with no members → 0