Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Boustrophedonic \Bou*stroph`e*don"ic\, a.
Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
boustrophedonic
adj 1: of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite
directions
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
boustrophedonic
(From the Greek "boustrophe-don": turning like oxen in
plowing;
from "bous": ox, cow; "strephein": to turn; "don": in the manner of)
An
ancient method of writing in which alternate lines are written
left-to-right
and right-to-left. Some moving-head printers (or their drivers)
follow the same pattern to reduce physical movement of the print
head. The adverbial form "boustrophedonically" is also found.
(2021-10-22)