mounture
Meaning
The angle at which a gun is raised for firing.
The part of a loom that holds the harnesses.
A part on any mechanical device that is used for mounting other parts.
A horse or other animal used for riding; a mount.
The angle of ascension.
The act or process of mounting.
The angle at which a gun is raised for firing.
A part on any mechanical device that is used for mounting other parts.
A horse or other animal used for riding; a mount.
The angle of ascension.
The act or process of mounting.
The angle at which a gun is raised for firing.
Examples
On the Ecliptick is added the'.Mounture of the Moon's Orb, which turns on the Ecliptick at ae in the Centre at N.
He concludes with an account of several experiments he had lately made in the art of gunnery; upon which, in return to Flamstead's remark of his errors in the eclipse, he takes notice of a mistake made by that Astronomer, in a table of horizontal ranges, wherein a mounture of 42 degrees was put for the utmost random, which he conceived to be demonstrably 45 degrees.
This is an addition to Duffs draw-boy, and consists in the introduction of a balance weight upon the side of the shaft for the purpose of counterpoising the leads, and enabling the machine to operate with greater ease to the workman in raising a heavy mounture.
Therefore, in weaving certain fabrics, such, for example, as counterpanes, quiltings, and Jacquard Brussels carpets, the mounture was placed at a considerable distance back of the batten; and a poll shaft or leaf of heddles employed to raise the warps connected with the Jacquard harness for the passage of the shuttle, whilst the Jacquard harness remained at rest.
The loom for such work must be fitted with a double harness for small designs, and a compound mounture and harness or a shaft mounture for large ones.
Word Forms
mountures
Etymology
From Middle English mounture, from Old French mounteure; equivalent to mount + -ure.