versant
versant · versants
A slope of a mountain or mountain ridgeA slope of a mountain or mountain ridge.
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)sənt/
Meaning
2 sensesA slope of a mountain or mountain ridge.
the side or slope of a mountain
The overall slope of a region.
Origin
Borrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin veBorrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).
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Forms
plural: versantsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the side or slope of a mountain:mountainside