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mounting British & World English

a backing, setting, or support for something

mount1 British & World English

climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface)

dry mounting British & World English

a process in which a print is bonded to a mount using a layer of shellac in a hot press

rack mounting British & World English

the use of standardized racks for supporting electrical or electronic equipment

mounting block British & World English

a block of stone or low wooden steps from which a rider mounts a horse

remount British & World English

get on (a horse or vehicle) in order to ride it again

altazimuth mount in altazimuth British & World English

a telescope mounting that moves in azimuth (about a vertical axis) and in altitude (about a horizontal axis)

equatorial mounting in equatorial mount (also equatorial mounting) British & World English

a telescope mounting with one axis aligned to the celestial pole, which allows the movement of celestial objects to be followed by motion about this axis alone