boustrophedonic

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Schrift bezeichnet, die die Richtung abwechselnd von links nach rechts und von rechts nach links wechselt, ähnlich dem Weg eines Ochsen beim Pflügen.

An obsolete adjective describing writing that alternates direction from left to right and right to left, like the path of an ox plowing a field.

1. Alternating direction writingC2formal

   Relating to a style of writing where lines alternate direction, one line from left to right and the next from right to left, similar to the way an ox plows a field.

   Bustrophedon

   • Ancient Greek inscriptions were sometimes written in a boustrophedonic style.
   • The manuscript displayed a boustrophedonic pattern, making it challenging to read.
   • Scholars study boustrophedonic texts to understand early writing systems.