Term: laser: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: straight ticket: a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party → 0
Candidate hypernym: bound morpheme: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns → 0
Candidate hypernym: jelly: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: hit squad: a team of assassins → 0
Candidate hypernym: entelechy: (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality → 0
Candidate hypernym: karat: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold → 0
Candidate hypernym: air horn: air intake of a carburetor → 0
Candidate hypernym: vedic literature: (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads → 0
Candidate hypernym: tesla coil: a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce high voltages at high frequencies → 0
Candidate hypernym: ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems → 0