Term: laser: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: straight ticket: a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: bound morpheme: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: jelly: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: hit squad: a team of assassins
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: entelechy: (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: karat: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: air horn: air intake of a carburetor
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: vedic literature: (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: tesla coil: a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce high voltages at high frequencies
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: ginger: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems