noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor wordnet
3. 3
   A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.

Verb

1. 1
   To scan in parallel lines.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bitmappixmap

Example

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"The closer to 100%, the closer the blended image will resemble the colors of the primary raster."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

raster burnraster graphicsraster plot

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