versant

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ver=sant

CIDE DICTIONARY

versant, a. [L. versans, p. pr. of versare to turn about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile.].

 Familiar; conversant.  [1913 Webster]
"Men not versant with courts of justice."  [1913 Webster]

versant, n. [F.].

 The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

versant, n.
1 the extent of land sloping in one direction.
2 the general slope of land.

Etymology

F f. verser f. L versare frequent. of vertere vers- turn