Bucky
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See also: bucky
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bucky
- A surname
Derived terms[edit]
- Bucky, bucky (short for "Potter-Bucky diaphragm")
- Bucky factor
- Bucky diaphragm
- Bucky-Potter grid
- Potter-Bucky diaphragm
Noun[edit]
Bucky (plural Buckies)
- (medicine, informal) Short for Potter-Bucky diaphragm.
- 1960, Charles A. Jacobi, Donald E. Hagen, X-ray Technology, page 74:
- The recipromatic Bucky differs from the manually cocked Bucky in that the grid travels in both directions across the table during the exposure.
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bucky
- A nickname for someone with the name Buck, or a given name derived from this.
Etymology 3[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bucky