versant

[ vur-suhnt ]

/ ˈvɜr sənt /

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noun

a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.

the general slope of a country or region.

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

Words nearby versant

Versace, Versailles, Versailles, Palace of, Versailles, Treaty of, versal, versant, versatile, versatility, vers de société, verse, versed

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Example sentences from the Web for versant

On the Mediterranean versant there are 76 in., in the Garonne basin 46 and in that of the Loire only 28.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1|Various
Llan means a level place generally, as most of your readers who are versant in those subjects know.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851|Various
The one Costa Rican locality of record also is in the Caribbean versant.
Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country|J. Knox Jones

British Dictionary definitions for versant

versant

/ (ˈvɜːsənt) /

noun

rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range

the slope of a region

Word Origin for versant

C19: from French, from verser to turn, from Latin versāre

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单词	versant
释义	versant [ vur-suhnt ] / ˈvɜr sənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR versant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a slope of a mountain or mountain chain. the general slope of a country or region. 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 Words nearby versant Versace, Versailles, Versailles, Palace of, Versailles, Treaty of, versal, versant, versatile, versatility, vers de société, verse, versed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for versant On the Mediterranean versant there are 76 in., in the Garonne basin 46 and in that of the Loire only 28. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1\|Various Llan means a level place generally, as most of your readers who are versant in those subjects know. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851\|Various The one Costa Rican locality of record also is in the Caribbean versant. Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country\|J. Knox Jones British Dictionary definitions for versant versant / (ˈvɜːsənt) / noun rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range the slope of a region Word Origin for versant C19: from French, from verser to turn, from Latin versāre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to versant savvy, versed, abreast, acquainted, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, informed, introduced, mindful, with it, apprised, grounded, in the know, plugged in, tuned in, up
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versant

noun

Origin of versant

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Example sentences from the Web for versant

British Dictionary definitions for versant

noun

Word Origin for versant

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