boustrophedonic 1. A reference to the ancient method of writing in which the lines are inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right. 2. Having a back-and-forth motion with a small step at right angles to the transit at each pass, as in a scanning device. Turning like oxen in ploughing; a term used only in early Greek writing, w... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2053/