Monday, August 29, 2011

Quaquaversal

Quaquaversal \kwey-kwuh-VUR-suhl\ , adjective;
1. (Of a geological formation): Sloping downward from the center in all directions

This word dates to 1691 from Latin quaqua versus ("on all sides"), which is a combination of quaqua + versus ("wherever" + "towards").

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