# overbeaming

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From over- + beam + -ing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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