quaquaversal
[ kwey-kwuh-vur-suh l ]
/ ˌkweɪ kwəˈvɜr səl /
adjective
(of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
Origin of quaquaversal
1720–30; < Latin
quāquā vers(us) literally, wheresoever turned, turned everywhere +
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British Dictionary definitions for quaquaversal
quaquaversal
/ (ˌkwɑːkwəˈvɜːsəl) /
adjective
geology
directed outwards in all directions from a common centre
the quaquaversal dip of a pericline
Word Origin for quaquaversal
C18: from Latin
quāquā in every direction +
versus towards