Meanings
- not comparableHaving an automatic adjustment of the position.
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 741 more example
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
Origin
Probably a blend of reciprocal + automatic.
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