Term: periscope: an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
Candidate hypernym: instrumentality: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end → 1
Candidate hypernym: reminder: a message that helps you remember something → 0
Candidate hypernym: hairsplitting: making too fine distinctions of little importance → 0
Candidate hypernym: convection: the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: psilotum: type genus of the Psilotaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: counterweight: a weight that balances another weight → 0
Candidate hypernym: tie rod: either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels → 0
Candidate hypernym: aristotelianism: (philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science → 0
Candidate hypernym: literature: published writings in a particular style on a particular subject → 0
Candidate hypernym: nihilist: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief → 0
Candidate hypernym: capros: a genus of fish in the family Caproidae → 0