Term: simple closed curve: a closed curve that does not intersect itself
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: wave front: all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: cronartium: rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: apoptosis: a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: whammy: a serious or devastating setback
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: pholistoma: straggling herbs of southwestern United States
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: linecut: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: archeology: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: corn borer: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: communism: a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: war criminal: an offender who violates international law during times of war