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 (30 December 2018):
boustrophedonic
(From the Greek "boustrophe-don": turning like oxen
in plowing; from "bous": ox, cow; "strephein": to turn) An
ancient method of writing using alternate left-to-right and
right-to-left lines. It used for an optimisation performed by
some computer typesetting software and moving-head printers to
reduce physical movement of the print head. The adverbial
form "boustrophedonically" is also found.
(1994-11-29)