Mounting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mounting is an adjective meaning That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating.
Meaning
That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of mount
- Something mounted to support something; an attachment.
- The act of one who mounts.
Example Sentences
mounting debts
steadily mounting losses
That particular plane must have hit an obstruction that ripped its undercarriage right off its mountings, to leave it suspended beneath.
The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focused upwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell.
Word Forms
- mountings
Synonyms for mounting
Depending on context, synonyms include climb, fomentation, climbing, instigation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include climb, instigation, climbing, fomentation, increasingly, increasing.
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