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rasterize

rasterize verb: to convert (an image) into a grid of points, such as a bitmap, for display or printing.

Verb

rasterize (third-person singular simple present rasterizes, present participle rasterizing, simple past and past participle rasterized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (an image) into a grid of points, such as a bitmap, for display or printing.

Forms of rasterize

third-person singular presentrasterizes
present participlerasterizing
past participlerasterized
pastrasterized
alternative formrasterise

Origin of rasterize

From raster + -ize.

Questions about rasterize

What does rasterize mean?
Rasterize means to convert (an image) into a grid of points, such as a bitmap, for display or printing.
What part of speech is rasterize?
Rasterize is a verb.
What is the past tense of rasterize?
The past tense of rasterize is rasterized.

Words near rasterize in the dictionary

  1. rasterisers
  2. rasterises
  3. rasterising
  4. rasterization
  5. rasterizations
  6. rasterize
  7. rasterized
  8. rasterizer
  9. rasterizers
  10. rasterizes
  11. rasterizing

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