Bau·haus ('bau-"haus) adj. Literally, architecture house. Of, relating to, or influenced by a school of design (founded by Walter Gropius) noted especially for a program that synthesized technology, craftsmanship, and design aesthetics kar·ma ('kär-m&) n. The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny.