acephalic (en)

(adj) without a head

camera obscura (en)

(noun) a darkened enclosure having an aperture usually provided with a lens through which light from external objects enters to form an image of the objects on the opposite surface

cathexis (en)

(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

diachronic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or dealing with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of time

heliotropism (en)

(noun) phototropism in which sunlight is the orienting stimulus

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

liminal (en)

ambiguous; occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold

Mammon (en)

(noun) material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence (from the New Testament)

metonymy (en)

(noun) a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”)

scion (en)

(noun) a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft / (noun) descendant child / (noun) a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family / (noun) heir

valence (en)

(chemistry) the combining power of an element. or like, aspect

weft (en)

(noun) a filling thread or yarn in weaving / (noun) yarn used for the weft / (noun) web fabric / (noun) an article of woven fabric / (noun) a knit fabric produced in machine or hand knitting with the yarns running crosswise or in a circle