Mounting

//ˈmaʊntɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something mounted to support something; an attachment.

    "The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focused upwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell."

  2. 2
    framework used for support or display wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of one who mounts.

    "The stage we had now commenced was eighteen miles in length; but the frequent mountings and dismountings, to climb or to descend the rocky sides of the mountains, made it appear much longer."

  4. 4
    an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mount form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating. not-comparable

    "mounting debts"

Synonyms

All synonyms
climbaccessaccessionaccretionaccrualaccruement

Example

More examples

"Set a diamond in a platinum mounting."

Etymology

From mount + -ing.

Related phrases

flush mountingguard mountingmounting block

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