gantry vs gauntry what difference
what is difference between gantry and gauntry
English
Alternative forms
- gauntree, gauntry, gawntree (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French chantier (probably via Old Northern French gantier), from Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius (“trellis, sort of frame”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæntɹi/
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
- gantry crane
- gantry scaffold
- signal gantry
Translations
Anagrams
- gyrant
English
Noun
gauntry (plural gauntries)
- Archaic form of gantry.
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