'Versant' definitions:
Definition of 'versant'
(from WordNet)
noun
The side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" [syn: mountainside, versant]
Definition of 'Versant'
From: GCIDE
- Versant \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. of versare to turn about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile.] Familiar; conversant. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Men not versant with courts of justice. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Versant'
From: GCIDE
- Versant \Ver"sant\, n. [F.] The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect. [1913 Webster]