English dictionary

versant

/'v/[@]/rs/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

the side or slope of a mountain

noun.object

Examples
Conifer forests cover the eastern versant.

Synonyms mountainside

Source: WordNet 3.0
The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.

noun

Source: webster1913