| 释义 |
qua·qua·ver·sal
I. \|kwākwə|vərsəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin quaqua versus turned in every direction (from quaqua wherever, in whatever direction, in every direction — from abl. feminine of quisquis whoever, every, reduplication of quis who — + versus, past participle of vertere to turn) + English -al — more at who, worth
: dipping from a center toward all points of the compass
< a quaquaversal domal structure >
— used especially of geological formations; opposed to centroclinal; contrasted with partiversal; compare dome 7a
• qua·qua·ver·sal·ly \-səlē\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a quaquaversal dome, ridge, or structure |