an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 2. any fairly large contrivance or machine with a broad blade or scoop for taking up or removing loose matter: a steam shovel. 3. a shovelful.
Cone beam computed tomography. Cone beam computed tomography. MeSH. Cone beam computed tomography (or CBCT, also referred to as C-arm CT, cone beam volume CT, or flat panel CT) is a medical imaging technique consisting of X-ray computed tomography where the X-rays are divergent, forming a cone.
continuous beam. 1  A beam that is continuous over intermediate supports and thus statically indeterminate; as opposed to a simply supported beam. 2  A beam which extends over three or more supports, joined together so that, for a given load on one span, the effect on the other spans can be calculated.