mountings

Hardware for attachment

Mountings are the frames, supports, or settings that hold something in place.

A jeweler sets a gem in its mounting.

A rifle scope attaches to the weapon via mountings.

The term covers any hardware or structure designed to secure an object: engine mountings, wall mountings for a television.

The word emphasizes the functional role of holding rather than the thing being held.

hardware

brackets

Marks setting off text

clamps · hooks · holders · fittings · anchors · hinges · supports · bases · attachments · rails

jewelry

settings

Adjustable device parameters

findings · bands · shanks · galleries · baskets · claws · cathedral · tension · channel · pavé

framework

chassis

Structural support base

skeleton · substructure · cage · brace · rigging · girder · support · structure · lattice · grid

display

pedestal

Support for statuary

matting · shadowbox · easel · mannequin · vitrine · diorama · tableau · exhibition · gallery · showcase

equestrian

saddle

Mounted rider's seat

  • stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
  • girthMeasurement around something
  • cinchGuaranteed easy thing

pommel · cantle · tack · bridle · harness · saddlecloth · leathers · billets · fenders · skirts

Opposites
attachment method

mountingsdetachments

Troops assigned apart

pedestals · bases · stands · legs · removals

direction of action

mountingsdismountings

Acts of leaving vehicles

dismounts · descents · getting off · alightings · descending

Phrases
Family

mounting, surmounting, remounting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G