Quaquaversal

Quaquaversal

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 significance in the novel "Work Shirts for Madmen" by George Singleton


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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 — [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 — qua·qua·ver·sal …   English syllables

  • 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

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