The word of the day is "gantry" - which dictionary.com defines in several ways, all with the general meaning of "a support structure" but includes contexts as varied as aerospace and wine making.

You know you're a word geek when you have the strong urge to rewrite the dictionary.

I recently ran across the word during research for a medicine-related article I'm writing. I have yet to find an actual definition for the term in that context, but my research is just beginning. (And I think I can safely move ahead assuming it means "support structure.")

Every community grows its own jargon over time, borrowing words from other places and grafting on new meanings. The most challenging part about writing science articles is deciphering the lingo. Then for writing science fiction the opposite is a problem. Most readers aren't scientists, so jargon words that shortcut the concepts have to be kept to a minimum. Still, that changes over time. I still chuckle over sci-fi I wrote ten years ago that struggles to communicate concepts like online chats - which now are pretty easy to get across to the general public.

Books: I have been reminded that my fondness for the passive voice is not a universally-shared attribute. Though it may be enjoyable to me, it's not considered good form amongst...... well..... pretty much anybody else. Thus, much rewriting must be done.