raster
US/ˈɹæstɚ/
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Australia/ˈɹɑːstə(ɹ)/
raster noun: a scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
Noun
raster (plural rasters)
- A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
- A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.
Verb
raster (third-person singular simple present rasters, present participle rastering, simple past and past participle rastered)
- To scan in parallel lines.
Synonyms of raster
Forms of raster
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rasters |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rasters |
| present participle | rastering |
| past participle | rastered |
| past | rastered |
Origin of raster
From German Raster, from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), from rādō (“to scrape”, verb).
Words formed from raster
Phrases with raster
Words that rhyme with raster
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- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- cotoneaster
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- headmaster
- hereticaster
- historiaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- scientaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about raster
- What does raster mean?
- Raster means a scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
- What part of speech is raster?
- Raster can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce raster?
- Raster is pronounced /ˈɹæstɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of raster?
- The plural of raster is rasters.
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