Bucky

See also: bucky

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bucky

1. A surname

Derived terms

• Bucky, bucky (short for "Potter-Bucky diaphragm")
• Bucky factor
• Bucky diaphragm
• Bucky-Potter grid
• Potter-Bucky diaphragm

Noun

Bucky (plural Buckies)

1. (medicine, informal) Short for Potter-Bucky diaphragm.
   • 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.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bucky

1. A nickname for someone with the name Buck, or a given name derived from this.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Bucky

1. (slang) Alternative form of Buckie (“Buckfast Tonic Wine”)