Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potter-bucky diaphragm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: pot-ter-buck-y -di-aphragm
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grid of lead strips that can be repositioned to reduce visual artifacts on an X-ray caused by secondary radiation.

Etymology

Named after Hollis Potter and Gustav Bucky.

Inflected Forms

Potter-Bucky diaphragms (plural)

Phrases

Bucky factor Bucky diaphragm Bucky-Potter grid

Frequently Paired Words

Bucky factor Bucky diaphragm Bucky-Potter grid recipromatic

Synonyms

Bucky

Questions

What does potter-bucky diaphragm mean?: A grid of lead strips that can be repositioned to reduce visual artifacts on an X-ray caused by secondary radiation.
Where does potter-bucky diaphragm come from?: Named after Hollis Potter and Gustav Bucky.

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