- mounting
- noun Date: circa 1618 mount III,2
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Mounting — Mount ing, n. 1. The act of one that mounts. [1913 Webster] 2. That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond. [1913 Webster] 3. (A[ e]ronautics) same … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mounting — Mounting. См. Фиксация. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
mounting — [mount′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person or thing that mounts 2. something serving as a backing, support, setting, etc … English World dictionary
mounting — A support to which or by means of which something is attached. Also see anti vibration mounting belt anchorage belt mounting budd mounting din mounting dual mounting engine mounting fender mounting headlig … Dictionary of automotive terms
mounting — mount|ing1 [ˈmauntıŋ] adj [only before noun] gradually increasing often used about things that cause problems or trouble ▪ There was mounting pressure on him to resign. ▪ The government has come under mounting criticism in the press. ▪ They faced … Dictionary of contemporary English
mounting — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 mounting excitement/anger/violence gradually increasing or becoming worse: mounting violence in urban areas | With mounting excitement the children waited for Christmas morning. 2 mounting inflation/debts/losses… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mounting — mount|ing1 [ mauntıŋ ] adjective increasing, especially in a way that makes a situation worse: mounting anger/costs/debts mounting mount|ing 2 [ mauntıŋ ] noun count something to which an object is attached in order to keep it in place: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mounting — I UK [ˈmaʊntɪŋ] / US adjective increasing, especially in a way that makes a situation worse mounting anger/costs/debts II UK [ˈmaʊntɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms mounting : singular mounting plural mountings something to which an object is … English dictionary
mounting — 1. All preparations made in areas designated for the purpose, in anticipation of an operation. It includes the assembly in the mounting area, preparation and maintenance within the mounting area, movement to loading points, and subsequent… … Military dictionary
mounting — / maυntɪŋ/ adjective increasing ● He resigned in the face of mounting pressure from the shareholders. ● The company is faced with mounting debts … Dictionary of banking and finance
Mounting — Mount Mount, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mounting}.] [OE. mounten, monten, F. monter, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See {Mount}, n. (above).] 1. To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
