quaquaversal

[ kwey-kwuh-vur-suhl ]

adjective

1. (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.

quaquaversal

/ ˌkwɑːkwəˈvɜːsəl /

adjective

1. geology directed outwards in all directions from a common centre

   the quaquaversal dip of a pericline

Other Words From

• quaqua·versal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of quaquaversal¹

First recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin quāquā vers(us) literally, “wheresoever turned, turned everywhere” ( verse ¹( def ) ) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of quaquaversal¹

C18: from Latin quāquā in every direction + versus towards