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overbeaming

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

Noun

overbeaming (uncountable)

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

Origin of overbeaming

From over- + beam + -ing.

Questions about overbeaming

What does overbeaming mean?
Overbeaming means the extension of the radiographic beam beyond the detectors, so as to avoid penumbral effects at the outer edges.
What part of speech is overbeaming?
Overbeaming is a noun.

Words near overbeaming in the dictionary

  1. overbathing
  2. overbattered
  3. overbattle
  4. Overbay
  5. Overbays
  6. overbeaming
  7. overbear
  8. overbearance
  9. overbearer
  10. overbearers
  11. overbearing

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