"quaquaversal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kweɪkwəˈvɜːsəl/ [UK] Audio: en-us-quaquaversal.ogg Forms: more quaquaversal [comparative], most quaquaversal [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin quaqua versus (“turned wheresoever”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|quaqua versus||turned wheresoever}} Latin quaqua versus (“turned wheresoever”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} quaquaversal (comparative more quaquaversal, superlative most quaquaversal)
  1. Going off in all directions from the center. Translations (going off in all directions at once towards a center): periclinale (Italian), 全天の (zenten no) (Japanese), あらゆる方向に伸びた (arayuru hōkō ni nobita) [phrase] (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-quaquaversal-en-adj-nw0L1FZO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'going off in all directions at once towards a center': 62 38
  2. (astronomy) Dipping towards a center in all directions. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (astronomy: dipping towards a center in all directions): ドーム状の (dōmu-jō no) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-quaquaversal-en-adj-urNybur5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy: dipping towards a center in all directions': 38 62
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