–n.
1. the combination of several distinct pictures to make a composite picture. Montage is frequently used in photography.
2. a composite picture so made: »
These dramatic photographs…were only montages (Newsweek).
3. in motion pictures and television: a) the use of a rapid succession of pictures, especially to suggest a train of thought. b) the use of a combination of images on the screen at once, often revolving or otherwise moving around or toward a focal point. c) a part of a motion picture using either of these devices.
4. Radio. a rapid sequence of separate or blended voices and sound effects which suggest varying states of mind.
5. any combining or blending of different elements: »
His latest novel is a montage of biography, history, and fiction.
–v.t.
to make (pictures, scenes, voices, or other images, sounds, or elements) into a montage: »
to montage a theatrical set.
╂[< French montage a mounting < Old French monter to mount1]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.