Term: operations research: research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: devil's urn: a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: figured bass: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: hindrance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: sublimation: (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: watch cap: a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: single supplement: a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: copying: an act of copying
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: molehill: a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: oxyphencyclimine: an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
Broader: research: systematic investigation to establish facts | Unrelated: european goatsucker: Old World goatsucker