Term: enigma canon: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: boltonia: genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: hasty defense: a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: brassia: genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: photocoagulation: surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: counterattraction: a rival attraction
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: grip: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: carotid plexus: a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: costanoan: a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: common garter snake: a garter snake that is widespread in North America
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: internal jugular vein: a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein