Etymology

raster

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

German Raster ← Latin rāster
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  1. Latin · derived fromrāster
  2. German · borrowed fromRaster
  3. English todayraster

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

Words from the same roots

Latinrāster all →

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