raster
noun
ras·ter
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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
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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. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'raster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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