Quaquaversal (KWAY-kwuh-VER-suhl)
- First Known Use
- 1691
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Definition
- Sloping or dipping outward from a central point in every direction, especially when describing geological formations.
Example: The geologists identified a quaquaversal dome whose rock layers dipped away from the center in every direction.
Why It Matters: Its repeated Qs make it look invented, yet it precisely describes a real geological structure extending outward in every direction.