mounting

mount·ing  (mountng)

n.

Something that serves as a support, setting, or backing: a mounting for a gem.

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mounting [ˈmaʊntɪŋ]

n

another word for mount¹ [13]

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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 embarkation into ships, craft, or aircraft if applicable. (DOD only)
2. A carriage or stand upon which a weapon is placed.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mounting - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) climbing, climb rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	2.	mounting - framework used for support or display chassis - a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device collet - a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting framework - a structure supporting or containing something mat, matting - mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture mount, setting - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" passe-partout - a mounting for a picture using gummed tape

Translations

mounting [ˈmaʊntɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= act) [of machine] → montaje m

2. (= support, base) = mount ² A2

B. ADJ [concern, tension, excitement, opposition, unemployment] → creciente; [debts] → cada vez mayor
we watched with mounting horror as → observábamos cada vez más aterrorizados como ...
to be under mounting pressure to do sth → encontrarse cada vez más presionado para hacer algo
there is mounting evidence that → hay pruebas, cada vez más concluyentes, de que ...

mounting [ˈmaʊntɪŋ] adj

(= ever-increasing)
He ignored his mounting debts → Il ignora les dettes qui s'accumulaient.
Job cuts were necessary to cover mounting costs → Il a fallu supprimer des postes pour compenser l'augmentation des coûts.

[tension, excitement, concern] → croissant(e)
mounting criticism → des critiques de plus en plus nombreuses
mounting evidence
There is mounting evidence against him → Les preuves s'accumulent contre lui.

[heat] → de plus en plus intense

mounting

adj (= increasing) → wachsend, zunehmend; there is mounting evidence that … → es häufen sich die Beweise dafür, dass …

n

(of horse) → Besteigen nt

(of picture, photo) → Aufziehen nt; (of jewel) → (Ein)fassen nt

(= frame etc) = mount² N b