gantry Synonyms & Antonyms
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Gantry as a Noun
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.
A faregate or turnstile controlling the entry and exit of people at a location.
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.
(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.
Word Forms & Grammar
gantry (plural gantries)
Words That Rhyme With Gantry
Origin of Gantry
From earlier gauntree, possibly from dialectal gaun (“gallon”) + tree, perhaps as a reinterpretation of Middle English *gaunter, from Old Northern French gantier, from Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius (“trellis, sort of frame”).[1][2]
Gantry at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡæntɹi/ |
| Meaning | A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something |
| Plural | gantries |