[ noun ] the side or slope of a mountain <noun.object> conifer forests cover the eastern versant
Versant \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. versare to turn abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See {Versatile}.] Familiar; conversant. [R.]
Men not versant with courts of justice. --Sydney Smith.
Versant \Ver"sant\, n. [F.] The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.