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Gantry
Definition 2024
gantry
gantry
English
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Noun
gantry (plural gantries)
- A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
- A supporting framework for a barrel.
- A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
- (medical imaging) A cylindrical scanner assembly in the bore of which the response of bodies or tissues to some specific exposure can be detected for 3D imaging.
Derived terms
Translations
framework of steel bars bridging over something
gantry scaffold — see gantry scaffold