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Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to:


Places

* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England * Mounts, Indiana, a community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States


People

* Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician


Computing and software

* Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems


Displays and equipment

* Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a
hardpoint A hardpoint is an attachment location on a structural frame designed to transfer force and carry an external or internal load. The term is usually used to refer to the mounting points (more formally known as a weapon station or station) on the ...
on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a
hanging scroll A hanging scroll is one of the many traditional ways to display and exhibit East Asian painting and calligraphy. The hanging scroll was displayed in a room for appreciation; it is to be distinguished from the handscroll, which was narrower and ...
for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To prepare dead animals for display in taxidermy *
Lens mount A lens mount is an interface – mechanical and often also electrical – between a photographic camera body and a lens. It is a feature of camera systems where the body allows interchangeable lenses, most usually the rangefinder camera, singl ...
, an interface used to fix a lens to a camera * Mounting, placing a cover slip on a specimen on a microscopic slide * Telescope mount, a device used to support a telescope * Weapon mount, equipment used to secure an armament * Picture mount


Sports

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Mount (grappling) The mount, or mounted position, is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head. This is a favorable position for the top combatant in several wa ...
, a grappling position * Mount, to board an apparatus used for gymnastics, such as a balance beam


Other uses

* Mount, in copulation, the union of the sex organs in mating * Mount, a riding animal * Mount, or Vahana, an animal or mythical entity closely associated with a particular deity in Hindu mythology * Mount, to add butter to a sauce in order to thicken it, as with ''
beurre monté ''Beurre monté'' refers to melted butter that remains emulsified, even at temperatures higher than that at which butter usually breaks down. ''Beurre monté'' may refer either to the melted butter sauce itself, or to the method of making it. B ...
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See also

* * * The Mount (disambiguation) *
Mountain (disambiguation) A mountain is a type of landform. Mountain or Mountains may also refer to: Places United States * Mountain (CDP), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Mountain, North Dakota, a town * Mountain, Wisconsin, a town * Mountain States, one of ...
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Massif (disambiguation) A massif is a type of mountainous geological formation. Massif may also refer to: Places Geography * Massif Central, a highland region of Southern France * Massif du Nord, a mountain range in Haiti * Mount Massif, a mountain in Tasmania, Australi ...
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Hill (disambiguation) Hill usually refers to a raised landform. Hill may also refer to: Places England *Hill, Gloucestershire *Hill, Warwickshire *Hill, West Midlands United States *Hill, New Hampshire *Hill, Wisconsin *Fort A.P. Hill, a U.S. Army facility near Bowli ...
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