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quaquaversal

American  
[kwey-kwuh-vur-suhl] / ˌkweɪ kwəˈvɜr səl /

adjective

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

quaquaversal British  
/ ˌkwɑːkwəˈvɜːsəl /

adjective

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

    the quaquaversal dip of a pericline
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Other Word Forms

  • quaquaversally adverb

Etymology

Origin of quaquaversal

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

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