mounting
noun
[ ˈmaʊntɪŋ ]
• a backing, setting, or support for something.
• "he pulled the curtain rail from its mounting"
• the action of mounting something.
• "the mounting of rapid-fire guns"
mount
verb
• climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).
• "he mounted the steps"
Similar:
go up,
ascend,
climb,
climb up,
scale,
clamber up,
make one's way up,
move up,
• organize and initiate (a campaign or other course of action).
• "the company had successfully mounted takeover bids"
Similar:
organize,
stage,
prepare,
arrange,
set up,
produce,
get up,
launch,
set in motion,
put in place,
initiate,
• grow larger or more numerous.
• "the costs mount up when you buy a home"
Similar:
increase,
grow,
rise,
escalate,
soar,
spiral,
leap up,
shoot up,
rocket,
climb,
accumulate,
accrue,
pile up,
build up,
multiply,
intensify,
swell,
wax,
• place or fix (an object) on a support.
• "fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
