was wotd|2006|September|24
English

Etymology
From Latin quaqua versus �turned wheresoever�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kweɪkw��v�:s�l/ (UK)
audio|en-us-quaquaversal.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. going off in all directions at once

#:*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

1. geology dipping away from a centre in all directions

Translations
trans-top|going off in all directions at once
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trans-top|geology
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ttbc|Japanese: �������������, doomu jou no�

ru:quaquaversal
vi:quaquaversal
zh:quaquaversal

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