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quaquaversal
CIDE DICTIONARY
quaquaversal, a. [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.].
- Turning or dipping in any or every direction. [1913 Webster]
- Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quaquaversal, adj. Geol. pointing in every direction.
Etymology
LL quaquaversus f. quaqua wheresoever + versus towards
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