Calvinism (en)

a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice of John Calvin

camarilla (en)

(noun) a group of unofficial often secret and scheming advisers / (noun) cabal

camber (en)

(verb) to curve upward in the middle / (verb) to arch slightly / (verb) to impart camber to / (noun) a slight convexity, arching, or curvature (as of a beam, deck, or road) / (noun) the convexity of the curve of an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge / (noun) a setting of the wheels of an automotive vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top

camellia (en)

(noun) any of a genus (Camellia) of shrubs or trees of the tea family / (noun) an ornamental greenhouse shrub (C. japonica) with glossy leaves and roselike flowers

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

campesino (es)

A tenant farmer or farm worker in Latin America

candent (en)

(adjective) glowing from or as if from great heat

canted (en)

in a slanting or oblique position

canter (en)

(noun) a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop; (verb) move to that gait

cantilever (en)

(noun) ; a projecting beam or member supported at only one end / a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice / either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other and that when joined directly or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilever bridge

Canute (en)

referring to an apocryphal anecdote illustrating the piety or humility of King Canute the Great, in which he demonstrates to his courtiers that he has no control over the elements (the incoming tide), explaining that secular power is vain compared to the supreme power of God

caparison (en)

(noun) an ornamental covering for a horse / (noun) decorative trappings and harness / (noun) rich clothing; adornment / (verb) to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering; adorn

capering (en)

skip or dance about in a lively or playful way

capital deepening (en)

where the capital per worker is increasing in the economy (differs from capital widening, as the latter sees capital increase while the labour force also increases so capital per worker is constant)

capital widening (en)

capital stock is increasing at the same rate as the labour force and the depreciation rate, thus the capital per worker ratio remains constant; The economy will expand in terms of aggregate output, but productivity per worker will remain constant

captious (en)

(adjective) marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections / (adjective) calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument

carburetion (en)

(noun) the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine

carillon (en)

(noun) a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard / (noun) an electronic instrument imitating a carillon / (noun) a composition for the carillon

carious (en)

(adjective) affected with caries (decayed)

caritas (la)

(noun) charity

carmine (en)

(noun) a rich crimson or scarlet lake made from cochineal / (noun) a vivid red

casement (en)

(noun) a window sash that opens on hinges at the side / (noun) a window with such a sash / (biographical name) Sir Roger David 1864–1916 Irish rebel

casino capitalism (en)

the kind of high-risk- high-reward behaviour indulged in by former high street bankers and many others which helped lead to the ongoing economic crisis

casuistry (en)

(noun) a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine / (noun) specious argument; rationalization

catachresis (en)

(noun) use of the wrong word for the context / (noun) use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths)