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fork mounting
  برنشاند ِ دوشاخه  
barnešând-e došâxé
Fr.: monture à fourche  

A type of → equatorial mounting consisting of a two-pronged fork, which forms the → polar axis, with the → telescope pivoted between the prongs of the fork on a → declination axis.

See also: → fork; → mounting.