different between surmounting vs mounting

English

Verb

surmounting

1. present participle of surmount

Noun

surmounting (plural surmountings)

1. The act by which something is surmounted, or overcome.
   • 1963, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates

     How can we appraise and preserve the glories won in our yesterdays without a knowledge of the tragedies and travails, the strivings and their surmountings, the compelling aspirations and their slow, patient accomplishment […]

2. A decorative feature that sits on top of something.
   • 1869, Wilhelm Lübke, History of Art (volume 1, page 411)

     This and the round gable ends, with their subsequent Gothic surmountings, the five lofty domes, the rich ornament of gold and colour which covers every part, give an effect to the whole building […]

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?nt??/
• Rhymes: -a?nt??

Adjective

mounting (not comparable)

1. That continues to mount; steadily accumulating.

Translations

Verb

mounting

1. present participle of mount

Noun

mounting (plural mountings)

1. Something mounted; an attachment.
2. The act of one who mounts.
   • 1834, John Dunmore Lang, An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales

     The stage we had now commenced was eighteen miles in length; but the frequent mountings and dismountings, to climb or to descend the rocky sides of the mountains, made it appear much longer.