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quaquaversal definition

qua·qua·ver·sal (kwā′kwə vʉr′səl)

adjective

Geol. directed outward from a common center toward all points of the compass; dipping uniformly in all directions

Etymology: < LL quaquaversus (< L quaqua, in all directions, redupl. of qua, in what direction + versus, pp. of vertere, to turn: see verse) + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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