boustrophedonic

English

Alternative forms

• bustrophedonic

Etymology

From boustrophedon +‎ -ic, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).

Adjective

boustrophedonic (not comparable)

2. (epigraphy) Written as a boustrophedon (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).

   Synonyms: (uncommon) boustrophedon (adjective), boustrophedic, boustrophedal, boustrophedonical, boustrophic, (rare) boustrophedical, boustrophedonal

Derived terms

• boustrophedonical
• boustrophedonically

Translations

written as a boustrophedon

• German: bustrophedon (de), boustrophedon (de)
• Italian: bustrofedico (it) m, bustrofedica (it) f
• Portuguese: bustrofédico m, bustrofédica f
• Russian: бустрофедони́ческий (bustrofedoníčeskij)

References

• “boustrophedonic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.