boustrophedonic

• Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее письмо, которое чередует направление слева направо и справа налево, подобно пути быка, пашущего поле.

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.

   Бустрофедонный

   • 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.