- quaquaversal
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Quaquaversal — Qua qua*ver sal, a. [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.] 1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaquaversal — means turned in whatever way , from Latin quisquis .In geology it means dipping in all directions . This would refer (for example) to the lava beds formed from the central crater of a dome shaped volcano.In Contemporary Fiction, this word has… … Wikipedia
quaquaversal — [kwā΄kwə vʉr′səl] adj. [< LL quaquaversus (< L quaqua, in all directions, redupl. of qua, in what direction + versus, pp. of vertere, to turn: see VERSE) + AL] Geol. directed outward from a common center toward all points of the compass;… … English World dictionary
quaquaversal — adjective /kweɪkwəˈvɜːsəl/ a) going off in all directions at once towards a center , 1990: She had a long look at him, and after having just spent hours with Frenesi’s face, found it easier now to make out, past the quaquaversal beard and smudged … Wiktionary
quaquaversal — /kwakwəˈvɜsəl/ (say kwahkwuh versuhl) adjective turning in all ways from a central point: quaquaversal tiles. {Latin quaqua wherever + versus turned + al1} …
Quaquaversal tiling — The quaquaveral tiling is an nonperiodic three dimensional substitution tiling of space proposed by John Conway and Charles Radin. The basic solid tiles are half prisms arranged in a pattern which relies essentially on their previous construct,… … Wikipedia
quaquaversal — quaquaversally, adv. /kway kweuh verr seuhl/, adj. (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions. [1720 30; < L quaqua vers(us) lit., wheresoever turned, turned everywhere + AL1] * * * … Universalium
quaquaversal — a. dipping in all directions; dome like … Dictionary of difficult words
quaquaversal — adj. Geol. pointing in every direction. Etymology: LL quaquaversus f. quaqua wheresoever + versus towards … Useful english dictionary
quaquaversal fold — A dome like structure of folded sedimentary rocks which dip uniformly outward from a central point … Dictionary of automotive terms
