overbeaming

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noun

The extension of the radiographic beam beyond the detectors, so as to avoid penumbral effects at the outer edges.

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Meanings

nounoverbeaming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe extension of the radiographic beam beyond the detectors, so as to avoid penumbral effects at the outer edges.

Origin

From over- + beam + -ing.

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overbeaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbeaming

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbeaming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbeaming.

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