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Bucky
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bucky
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en
Derived terms
en Bucky, en bucky ellipsis of "Potter-Bucky diaphragm"
en Bucky factor
en Bucky diaphragm
en Bucky-Potter grid
en Potter-Bucky diaphragm
en Stucky
Noun
en medicine informal en Potter-Bucky diaphragm.
en 1960 Charles A. Jacobi; Donald E. Hagen X-ray Technology 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
Proper noun
A nickname for someone with the name en Buck, or a given name derived from this.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
en slang en Buckie Buckfast Tonic Wine.
en diminutives of male given names eponyms