Ubac

Quick meaning: Ubac is a noun meaning (geography) The shady side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially a north-facing slope.

Meaning

(geography) The shady side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially a north-facing slope.

Example Sentences

The distribution of barley is generally on the adret slope, the ubac seeming to be disregarded. A sunny slope is the most important natural factor in the cultivation of barley and wheat. Very rarely they are cultivated in ubac fields, but close investigation showed them to be of secondary adret nature. In this case seeds are sown a month earlier and mown ten days later than on the adret slope.

Word Forms

• ubacs

Antonyms for ubac

Common opposites include adret.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jungleside, tubside, umbra, upland, undercanopy, subbay.

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