quaquaversaladj.

Brit.

/ˌkweɪkwəˈvəːsl/, U.S.

/ˌkweɪkwəˈvərs(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– quaquaversal, 1800s quâ-quâ-versal, 1800s quâquâ-versal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quāquā versus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin quāquā versus on all sides (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), in post-classical Latin also quaquaversum on all sides (c400 in Augustine), wherever (5th cent. in Augustine; < quāquā wherever (use as adverb of feminine ablative of quisquis whoever, reduplicated form of quis quis pron.) + versus towards: see versus prep.) + -al suffix¹.

Chiefly Geology.

Dipping, pointing, or occurring in every direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > all or every

quaquaversal1691

omnidirectional1927

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > quaquaversal

quaquaversal1830

periclinal1860

1691 Athenian Gaz. 21 July 1/2 Now the first thing it [sc. sound] strikes against in its circular, or quaquaversal Motion, is the Earth.

1728 Philos. Trans. 1727–8 (Royal Soc.) 35 442 The quaquaversal Pressure of the Blood will be controll'd by the Pressure on the Artery.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 394 The slope and quâquâ-versal dip of the beds.

1862 R. G. Latham Elements Compar. Philol. 126 The affinities of the Lap are one-sided, those of the Turk (to borrow an expression from the geologists) quaquaversal.

1918 Econ. Geol. 13 452 The intrusion or formation of the salt plug has produced a sharp local doming or quaquaversal structure.

1984 Jrnl. Volcanol. & Geothermal Res. 20 101 The palagonite tuffs are characterized by..an apparent quaquaversal structure.

2002 Amer. Music 20 237 In the flighty and quaquaversal Night Fantasies for piano, the composer states [etc.].

Derivatives

ˌquaquaverˈsality n.

ΚΠ

1848 J. D. Hooker Let. 13 Oct. in C. Darwin Corr. (1988) IV. 173 The contortion & unduplication of the strata & the quaqua versality of the dip every few yards, appear to my unaided judgement to denote that the Mts are made up of shattered masses upheaved without order.

1949 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 50 The trend away from discrete classification and towards what the student must sometimes despairingly regard as quaquaversality.

1999 J. Angus in Knowledge Managem. Higher Educ. Nov. 18 (title) Challenging quaquaversality.

ˌquaquaˈversally adv. in all directions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adverb] > quaquaversal

quaquaversally1770

1770 J. Cradock Lett. from Snowdon xii. 88 The ascent to it [sc. the castle] is very steep quaquaversally.

1853 E. Hitchcock Outl. Geol. Globe 33 Enormous waves of translation were rolled off quaquaversally, carrying with them masses of detritus.

1905 Jrnl. Geol. Nov. 691 The lower layers, where they can be seen, are inclined quaquaversally.

2005 Jrnl. Volcanol. & Geothermal Res. 141 162 (caption) Two juxtaposed, quaquaversally bedded rim deposits of a tuff cone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quaquaversal
释义	quaquaversaladj. Brit. /ˌkweɪkwəˈvəːsl/, U.S. /ˌkweɪkwəˈvərs(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– quaquaversal, 1800s quâ-quâ-versal, 1800s quâquâ-versal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quāquā versus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin quāquā versus on all sides (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), in post-classical Latin also quaquaversum on all sides (c400 in Augustine), wherever (5th cent. in Augustine; < quāquā wherever (use as adverb of feminine ablative of quisquis whoever, reduplicated form of quis quis pron.) + versus towards: see versus prep.) + -al suffix¹. Chiefly Geology. Dipping, pointing, or occurring in every direction. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > all or every quaquaversal1691 omnidirectional1927 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > quaquaversal quaquaversal1830 periclinal1860 1691 Athenian Gaz. 21 July 1/2 Now the first thing it [sc. sound] strikes against in its circular, or quaquaversal Motion, is the Earth. 1728 Philos. Trans. 1727–8 (Royal Soc.) 35 442 The quaquaversal Pressure of the Blood will be controll'd by the Pressure on the Artery. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 394 The slope and quâquâ-versal dip of the beds. 1862 R. G. Latham Elements Compar. Philol. 126 The affinities of the Lap are one-sided, those of the Turk (to borrow an expression from the geologists) quaquaversal. 1918 Econ. Geol. 13 452 The intrusion or formation of the salt plug has produced a sharp local doming or quaquaversal structure. 1984 Jrnl. Volcanol. & Geothermal Res. 20 101 The palagonite tuffs are characterized by..an apparent quaquaversal structure. 2002 Amer. Music 20 237 In the flighty and quaquaversal Night Fantasies for piano, the composer states [etc.]. Derivatives ˌquaquaverˈsality n. ΚΠ 1848 J. D. Hooker Let. 13 Oct. in C. Darwin Corr. (1988) IV. 173 The contortion & unduplication of the strata & the quaqua versality of the dip every few yards, appear to my unaided judgement to denote that the Mts are made up of shattered masses upheaved without order. 1949 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 50 The trend away from discrete classification and towards what the student must sometimes despairingly regard as quaquaversality. 1999 J. Angus in Knowledge Managem. Higher Educ. Nov. 18 (title) Challenging quaquaversality. ˌquaquaˈversally adv. in all directions. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adverb] > quaquaversal quaquaversally1770 1770 J. Cradock Lett. from Snowdon xii. 88 The ascent to it [sc. the castle] is very steep quaquaversally. 1853 E. Hitchcock Outl. Geol. Globe 33 Enormous waves of translation were rolled off quaquaversally, carrying with them masses of detritus. 1905 Jrnl. Geol. Nov. 691 The lower layers, where they can be seen, are inclined quaquaversally. 2005 Jrnl. Volcanol. & Geothermal Res. 141 162 (caption) Two juxtaposed, quaquaversally bedded rim deposits of a tuff cone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1691
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