Definition of mons Mons

Mons

We found 7 definitions of mons from 5 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: mons

mons - a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
  mons veneris, mons pubis
  adipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
  vulva external parts of the female genitalia
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  • mons (Noun)
    One of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount.
  • mons (Noun)
    The pubic mound or mons pubis . In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis Latin for "pubic mound", also known as the mons veneris Latin, mound of Venus or simply the mons, is the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult females, anterior to the pubic symphysis. The mons pubis forms the anterior portion of the vulva.
  • mons (Noun)
    Used by planetary geologists to refer to mountains or extinct volcano es on planets and moons.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • mons
    (Flemish, Berghen). A strongly-fortified town of Belgium, in the province of Hainault, on the Trouille, 33 miles southwest from Brussels. It has been frequently besieged and taken; in 1709 it was taken by the allies under Marlborough and Eugène; in 1746 by Marshal Saxe; and in the wars of the French revolution in 1792-94 it was taken alternately by the French and the allies, the former of whom held the town from 1784 to 1814.

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  • Mons is a town in Belgium. It is in the Walloon part of Belgium where French is spoken. In Flemish it is called "Bergen" (The French word "Mons" and the Flemish word "Bergen" both mean "Mountains").

    In 2007 its population was 91196.

    It is located at 50° 27 North, 03° 56 East.

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  • mons, noun, plural of mon.

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