versant

American  

[vur-suhnt] / ˈvɜr sənt /

noun

1. a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.

2. the general slope of a country or region.

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versant British  

/ ˈvɜːsənt /

noun

1. rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range

2. the slope of a region

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Etymology

Origin of versant

1850–55; < French, noun use of present participle of verser to turn < Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see verse, -ant

Example Sentences

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versant

A gadget lover, Alexander is known to roll up his sleeves to become versant with the latest security technologies.

From Reuters ● May 26, 2013

Had they been more versant in the periodical literature of the day, they might in this 'slashing' style have caught perhaps a glimpse of the future candidate for their borough, the Right Honourable Nicholas Rigby.

From Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

His literary education likewise had been so carefully attended to, that he was considered as more versant in these things than his situation required.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

Hyla staufferi does not occur on the Caribbean versant of Costa Rica and Panamá.

From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león

On the western versant of the Andes of Ecuador there are three river systems of considerable size—the Mira, the Esmeraldas and the Guayas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various