Mounting

Part of speech: noun, verb, adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/

Definitions

1. The action of securing an object to another surface
2. The process of fastening or securing something in place ; the act or state of something becoming greater or intense
3. Attaching an item firmly onto a surface or frame ; a condition characterized by steady growth or escalation

Etymology: Mounting descends from the Latin "mons," meaning mountain, which also gave English "mount" a sense of climbing up something high. The Latin verb "montare" arose in Vulgar Latin as "to climb," passed into Old French as "monter," and was borrowed into Middle English as "mounten," meaning to go up or ascend. The English noun "mount" came from that verb, and "-ing" was added to it. The sense of fixing something onto a surface developed from the idea of raising or setting an object up, so a thing is "mounted" when it is placed upon a higher base or support. The same root produced "amount," "surmount," and "paramount," all built on the notion of rising above.

Synonyms: rising, increasing, climbing, growing, escalating

Antonyms: falling, decreasing, diminishing, lowering, declining