| palinode | a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem. | |
| pseudoscope | an optical device for producing a depth-reversed image. | |
| cassation | cancellation or reversal; a type of 18th-century instrumental suite. | |
| tain | tin foil used to silver mirrors. | |
| librate | to balance; to oscillate from side to side. | |
| equivoque | an ambiguous expression; a play on words; double meaning. | |
| squeg | (of an electronic circuit) to oscillate between zero and a certain maximum value. | |
| diadochokinesia | the (normal) ability to execute fast alternating movement. |