mounting

[ moun-ting ]

/ ˈmaʊn tɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that mounts.

something that serves as a mount, support, setting, or the like: a new mounting for an heirloom jewel.

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Origin of mounting

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mount¹, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mounting

un·mount·ing, adjective

Words nearby mounting

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Definition for mounting (2 of 2)

mount¹

[ mount ]

/ maʊnt /

verb (used with object)

to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.

to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.).

to set or place at an elevation: to mount a house on stilts.

to furnish with a horse or other animal for riding.

to set or place (a person) on horseback.

to organize, as an army.

to prepare and launch, as an attack or a campaign.

to raise or put into position for use, as a gun.

(of a fortress or warship) to have or carry (guns) in position for use.

to go or put on guard, as a sentry or watch.

to attach to or fix on or in a support, backing, setting, etc.: to mount a photograph; to mount a diamond in a ring.

to arrange for display: to mount a museum exhibit.

to provide (a play, musical comedy, opera, etc.) with scenery, costumes, and other equipment for production.

to prepare (an animal body or skeleton) as a specimen.

(of a male animal) to climb upon (a female) for copulation.

Microscopy.

to prepare (a slide) for microscopic investigation.
to prepare (a sample) for examination by a microscope, as by placing it on a slide.

verb (used without object)

to increase in amount or intensity (often followed by up): The cost of all those small purchases mounts up.

to get up on the back of a horse or other animal for riding.

to rise or go to a higher position, level, degree, etc.; ascend.

to get up on something, as a platform.

noun

the act or a manner of mounting.

a horse, other animal, or sometimes a vehicle, as a bicycle, used, provided, or available for riding.

an act or occasion of riding a horse, especially in a race.

a support, backing, setting, or the like, on or in which something is, or is to be, mounted or fixed.

an ornamental metal piece applied to a piece of wooden furniture.

Microscopy. a prepared slide.

a distinctive metal feature on a sheath or scabbard, as a locket or chape.

Philately. hinge(def 4).

Printing. a wooden or metal block to which a plate is secured for printing.

Origin of mount

1300–50; Middle English mounten < Old French munter, monter < Vulgar Latin *montāre, derivative of Latin mont- (stem of mōns) mount²

SYNONYMS FOR mount

1 scale. See climb.

19 soar.

22 steed, charger, palfrey.

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ANTONYMS FOR mount

1, 19 descend.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mount

mount·a·ble, adjectivemount·less, adjectiveun·mount·a·ble, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for mounting

Confusion about who is financially backing the project is mounting.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Political pressure was mounting tonight from veteran Conservative politicians on Cameron to take much tougher action against IS.
Will The Latest ISIS Beheading Move Britain To Tougher Action?|Jamie Dettmer|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But those two identifications are still subjects of debate, a problem that adds to the suspense now mounting at Amphipolis.
Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb?|James Romm|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
None are mounting an “attack on the family and the marriage.”
The Hateful Pastor All Too Happy to Be Left Behind When It Comes to Gays|Jay Michaelson|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But how long that support will last is an open question, given the civilian casualties that are mounting from this Gaza war.
Israel Tells Hamas: You Can Keep Your Rockets|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They seem, those unhallowed pagan alcoves, mounting stage by stage toward the skies, like some blasphemous insinuation.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper
Jessie, he saw, had wheeled her machine into the road and was mounting.
The Wheels of Chance|H. G. Wells
The invention consists in mounting the leading axle in a ball and long socket, the socket being rotated in fixed bearings.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 303|Various
The lured became more reckless, mounting the logs to Queex's post in sudden darts.
Plague Ship|Andre Norton
The work of transferring the armament, and mounting the guns, was very laborious.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.

British Dictionary definitions for mounting (1 of 3)

mounting

/ (ˈmaʊntɪŋ) /

noun

another word for mount 1 (def. 13)

British Dictionary definitions for mounting (2 of 3)

mount¹

/ (maʊnt) /

verb

to go up (a hill, stairs, etc); climb

to get up on (a horse, a platform, etc)

(intr often foll by up) io increase; accumulateexcitement mounted

(tr) to fix onto a backing, setting, or supportto mount a photograph; to mount a slide

(tr) to provide with a horse for riding, or to place on a horse

(of male animals) to climb onto (a female animal) for copulation

(tr) to prepare (a play, musical comedy, etc) for production

(tr) to plan and organize (a compaign, an exhibition, etc)

(tr) military to prepare or launch (an operation)the Allies mounted an offensive

(tr) to prepare (a skeleton, dead animal, etc) for exhibition as a specimen

(tr) to place or carry (weapons) in such a position that they can be fired

mount guard See guard (def. 26)

noun

a backing, setting, or support onto which something is fixed

the act or manner of mounting

a horse for riding

a slide used in microscopy

philately

a small transparent pocket in an album for a postage stamp
another word for hinge (def. 5)

Derived forms of mount

mountable, adjectivemounter, noun

Word Origin for mount

C16: from Old French munter, from Vulgar Latin montāre (unattested) from Latin mons mount ²

British Dictionary definitions for mounting (3 of 3)

mount²

/ (maʊnt) /

noun

a mountain or hill: used in literature and (when cap.) in proper namesMount Everest

(in palmistry) any of the seven cushions of flesh on the palm of the hand

Word Origin for mount

Old English munt, from Latin mons mountain, but influenced in Middle English by Old French mont

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Medical definitions for mounting

mount

[ mount ]

v.

To prepare a specimen for microscopic examination, especially by positioning on a slide.

mounting

noun

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