montura
mount
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The physical thing something is mounted on
Encoding Strategies:
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Montura means mount and is montar0 turned into a noun: either what gets mounted or what does the mounting.
montura
saddle, tack
The riding gear strapped onto the animal. It's what you sit on when you mount a horse.
Ajustó la montura antes de subir al caballoHe tightened the saddle before getting on the horse
Guardamos la montura en el establo después del paseoWe put the tack away in the stable after the ride
frame, frames (eyeglasses)
The glasses frame that the lenses sit in. It's what the lenses are mounted into.
Escogí una montura ligera de metalI chose a light metal frame
Se me rompió la montura y tuve que comprar gafas nuevasMy frames broke and I had to buy new glasses
mount, setting (support)
Hardware that holds something in position. It's what that thing gets mounted onto.
El telescopio viene con una montura muy estableThe telescope comes with a very stable mount
El diamante se soltó de la monturaThe diamond came loose from the setting
mount (animal)
An animal you ride, named for the fact that you mount it.
El jinete bajó de su montura al llegar al ríoThe rider got down from his mount when he reached the river
Le dieron una montura tranquila para su primera claseThey gave her a calm mount for her first lesson
assembly, mounting (act of putting together)
The act of putting the parts of something together. It's the mounting itself.
La montura de los andamios duró dos díasThe assembly of the scaffolding took two days
El manual explica la montura pieza por piezaThe manual explains the mounting piece by piece