raster

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɹæstɚ/
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/ˈɹæstɚ/ · /ˈɹɑːstə(ɹ)/

Definition of raster

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.
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noun

  1. 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.
  2. A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.

verb

  1. To scan in parallel lines.

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Etymology

From German Raster, from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), from rādō (“to scrape”, verb).

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