raster

noun

ras·ter | \ ˈra-stər

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Definition of raster

: a scan pattern (as of the electron beam in a cathode-ray tube) in which an area is scanned from side to side in lines from top to bottom also : a pattern of closely spaced rows of dots that form an image (as on the cathode-ray tube of a television or computer display)

Examples of raster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Essentially, in rasterization, the camera represents a raster pixel grid (hence, rasterization). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics," 20 Aug. 2018 Essentially, in rasterization, the camera represents a raster pixel grid (hence, rasterization). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics," 20 Aug. 2018 The app also lets artists draw with vector and raster brushes, combining the features of the Adobe Illustrator Draw and Photoshop Sketch iPad apps. — Dami Lee, The Verge, "Adobe’s next iPad drawing app is called Adobe Fresco," 17 June 2019 In a raster scan, the image is built up sequentially from top left to bottom right. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Humans can perform ghost imaging, no computer required," 4 Sep. 2018 Essentially, in rasterization, the camera represents a raster pixel grid (hence, rasterization). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics," 20 Aug. 2018 Essentially, in rasterization, the camera represents a raster pixel grid (hence, rasterization). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics," 20 Aug. 2018 Essentially, in rasterization, the camera represents a raster pixel grid (hence, rasterization). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics," 20 Aug. 2018 Essentially, in rasterization, the camera represents a raster pixel grid (hence, rasterization). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics," 20 Aug. 2018

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History and Etymology for raster

borrowed from German Raster, originally, "screen used for printing halftones," borrowed from Latin *rāster (presumed singular of rāstrī), rāstrum "hoe with two to six tines," from rādere "to scrape, scratch, pare away, shave" + -trum, suffix of instruments (going back to Indo-European *-tro-) — more at rase

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“Raster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raster. Accessed 7 May. 2021.

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