versant

versant
adjective Etymology: Latin versant-, versans, present participle of versare, versari to turn, occupy oneself, meditate Date: 1645 1. archaic experienced, practiced 2. conversant

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  • Versant — es un Sistema Gestor de Base de Datos Orientada a Objetos (SGBDOO) desarrollado por Versant Corporation. Contenido 1 Requerimientos del Sistema 2 Objetos 2.1 Tipos de Objetos 2.2 Tipos Predefinidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • versant — [ vɛrsɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1800; de verser 1 ♦ Chacune des deux pentes (d une montagne ou d une vallée). « le double versant de la vallée » (Ramuz). ⇒ pente. Versant nord (⇒ ubac) , sud (⇒ adret) . 2 ♦ L un des deux aspects opposés ou simplement… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Versant — Rechtsform Corporation ISIN US9252843092/ WKN AOF69L Gründung 1988 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • versant — VERSÁNT, versante, s.n. Fiecare dintre cele două coaste ale unui munte sau ale unui deal; pantă. ♦ Fiecare dintre suprafeţele înclinate ale unui acoperiş. [pl. si: (m.) versanţi] – Din fr. versant. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • versant — versant, ante 1. (vèr san, san t ) adj. Qui verse facilement, qui est sujet à verser. Les carosses haut suspendus sont versants.    Terme de zoologie. Se dit d une coquille univalve dont l ouverture a de la propension à être échancrée. SUPPLÉMENT …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Versant — is an automated test of spoken English. It evaluates the ability to understand, be understood and general English language proficiency. It has been used commercially for finding people with high English proficiency such as at the Korea / Japan… …   Wikipedia

  • 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.] [1913 Webster] Men not versant with courts of justice. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Versant — Ver sant, n. [F.] The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • versant — index learned Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • versant — 1640s, from L. versantem (nom. versans), prp. of versare (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • versant — [vʉr′sənt] n. [Fr < L versans, prp. of versare: see VERSATILE] 1. the slope of a mountain or mountain chain 2. the general slope, or declination, of a region …   English World dictionary

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