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recipromatic en · ADJ

Etymology

Probably a blend of reciprocal + automatic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having an automatic adjustment of the position.
   • There are two major types of bucky assemblies: reciprocating and recipromatic. The difference is that the reciprocating bucky moves at two different speeds during the exposure […] 2003, Stephen S. Hiss, Understanding Radiography, 4th edition, page 274:
   • The recipromatic Bucky differs from the manually cocked Bucky in that the grid travels in both directions across the table during the exposure. 1960, Charles A. Jacobi, Donald E. Hagen, X-ray Technology, page 74:

Relateds

Potter-Bucky diaphragm