Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raster

/ˈɹæstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
raster
IPA
/ˈɹæstɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

verb

To scan in parallel lines.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Raster, rāster

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹæstɚ/

Inflected Forms

rasters (plural) rasters (present, singular) rastering (participle, present) rastered (participle, past) rastered (past)

Derived Forms

nonraster rasterisation rasterise rasterization rasterize rasterstereography subraster

Phrases

mixed raster content raster burn raster graphics raster mask raster plot

Frequently Paired Words

vector

Synonyms

bitmap pixmap

Homonyms

rasta(in some pronunciations)

Rhymes With

master faster disaster pastor plaster headmaster castor caster blaster mcmaster astor grandmaster

Questions

How do you pronounce raster?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæstɚ/.
What does raster mean?
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.
Where does raster come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce raster

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