QUAQUAVERSAL

Etymology

Adjective

quaquaversal (comparative more quaquaversal, superlative most quaquaversal)

Going off in all directions from the center.

(astronomy) Dipping towards a center in all directions.

Source: Wiktionary


Qua`qua*ver"sal, a. Etym: [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]

1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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