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Definition of Gantry
1. Noun. A framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc..
Definition of Gantry
1. n. See Gauntree.
Definition of Gantry
1. Noun. A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something. ¹
2. Noun. A supporting framework for a barrel. ¹
3. Noun. (astronautics) A gantry crane or gantry scaffold. ¹
4. Noun. (''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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gantry
1. a structure for supporting railroad signals [n -TRIES]
Medical Definition of Gantry
1. A frame housing the X-ray tube, collimators, and detectors in a CT machine, with a large opening into which the patient is inserted; a mechanical support for mounting a device to be moved in a circular path. Origin: M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. Cantherius, wooden frame, fr. G. Kanthelia, pack saddle, fr. Kanthos, pack ass (05 Mar 2000)
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