recipromatic

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recipromatic (not comparable)

  1. Having an automatic adjustment of the position.
    • 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.
    • 2003, Stephen S. Hiss, Understanding Radiography, 4th edition, page 274:
      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 []

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