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Gantry vs Portico - What's the difference?

gantry | portico |

As nouns the difference between gantry and portico

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

gantry

English

Alternative forms

* gauntree, gauntry, gawntree (archaic)

Noun

(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

    portico

    English

    (wikipedia portico)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

    • Synonyms

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