单词 | quaquaversal |
释义 | quaquaversal[ kwey-kwuh-vur-suhl ] / ˌkweɪ kwəˈvɜr səl / adjective(of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions. Origin of quaquaversalFirst recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin quāquā vers(us) literally, “wheresoever turned, turned everywhere” (see origin at verse) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM quaquaversalqua·qua·ver·sal·ly, adverbWords nearby quaquaversalQuanzhou, Quao, Quaoar, Quapaw, Qu'Appelle, quaquaversal, quar., quarantine, quarantine anchorage, quarantine flag, quare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for quaquaversalquaquaversal / (ˌkwɑːkwəˈvɜːsəl) / adjectivegeology directed outwards in all directions from a common centrethe quaquaversal dip of a pericline Word Origin for quaquaversalC18: from Latin quāquā in every direction + versus towards Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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