Term: cloud chamber: apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
Candidate hypernym: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole → 1
Candidate hypernym: emplacement: military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon → 0
Candidate hypernym: magnetic storage medium: any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information → 0
Candidate hypernym: tolmiea: one species: pickaback plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: elephant bird: huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar → 0
Candidate hypernym: representation: the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body → 0
Candidate hypernym: laurel sumac: small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus → 0
Candidate hypernym: subway fare: the fare charged for riding a subway train → 0
Candidate hypernym: slang: informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar → 0
Candidate hypernym: big business: commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies → 0
Candidate hypernym: canker: an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) → 0