, 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 eyeglass lenses, as clearly as she ever would in Zoyd her own not-yet-come-to-terms-with face. — Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
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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 — 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… … Wikipedia
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 — /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
