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11-letter words containing t, g, r

  • rasterising — (algorithm)   A transformation that can be applied to an image to prepare it for printing. Rasterising reduces resolution by a factor of typically four to eight. It also reduces sensitivity to paper properties. Rasterising can be combined with dithering.
  • rasterizing — rasterising
  • rat-running — the practice of driving through residential side streets to avoid congested main roads
  • ratings war — a situation in which each of two or more channels makes a particular effort to attract more viewers or listeners than its rival
  • ray casting — (graphics)   A simplified form of ray tracing. A ray is fired from each pixel in the view plane, and information is accumulated from all the voxels in the volume data it intersects. Each voxel is first given an associated colour and opacity. The ray is sampled at a fixed number of evenly spaced locations and the colour and opacity are trilinearly interpolated from the eight nearest voxels. These are then composed linearly back to front to give a single colour for the pixel. Ray casting was invented by John Carmack for the game Wolfenstein 3D. It is faster and lower quality than ray tracing, and is ideal for interactive applications. It parallelises well, although random access is needed to the voxels.
  • ray tracing — (graphics)   A technique used in computer graphics to create realistic images by calculating the paths taken by rays of light entering the observer's eye at different angles. The paths are traced backward from the viewpoint, through a point (a pixel) in the image plane until they hit some object in the scene or go off to infinity. Objects are modelled as collections of abutting surfaces which may be rectangles, triangles, or more complicated shapes such as 3D splines. The optical properties of different surfaces (colour, reflectance, transmitance, refraction, texture) also affect how it will contribute to the colour and brightness of the ray. The position, colour, and brightness of light sources, including ambient lighting, is also taken into account. Ray tracing is an ideal application for parallel processing since there are many pixels, each of whose values is independent and can thus be calculated in parallel. Compare: radiosity.
  • re-argument — the process or act of rearguing a legal case, issue, etc
  • re-emergent — coming into view or notice; issuing.
  • readthrough — reading (def 1).
  • reaggravate — to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness.
  • reaggregate — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
  • realignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
  • recarpeting — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
  • recognition — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
  • rectangular — shaped like a rectangle.
  • redesignate — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
  • redigestion — the act or process of redigesting
  • redshirting — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
  • refactoring — (object-oriented, programming)   Improving a computer program by reorganising its internal structure without altering its external behaviour. When software developers add new features to a program, the code degrades because the original program was not designed with the extra features in mind. This problem could be solved by either rewriting the existing code or working around the problems which arise when adding the new features. Redesigning a program is extra work, but not doing so would create a program which is more complicated than it needs to be. Refactoring is a collection of techniques which have been designed to provide an alternative to the two situations mentioned above. The techniques enable programmers to restructure code so that the design of a program is clearer. It also allows programmers to extract reusable components, streamline a program, and make additions to the program easier to implement. Refactoring is usually done by renaming methods, moving fields from one class to another, and moving code into a separate method. Although it is done using small and simple steps, refactoring a program will vastly improve its design and structure, making it easier to maintain and leading to more robust code.
  • refrigerant — refrigerating; cooling.
  • refrigerate — to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.
  • refuctoring — (humour, programming)   Taking a well-designed piece of code and, through a series of small, reversible changes, making it completely unmaintainable by anyone except yourself. The term is a humourous play on the term refactoring and was coined by Jason Gorman in a pub in 2002. Refuctoring techniques include: Using Pig Latin as a naming convention. Stating The Bleeding Obvious - writing comments that paraphrase the code (e.g., "declare an integer called I with an initial value of zero"). Module Gravity Well - adding all new code to the biggest module. Unique Modeling Language - inventing your own visual notation. Treasure Hunt - Writing code consisting mostly of references to other code and documents that reference other documents. Rainy Day Module - writing spare code just in case somebody needs it later.
  • regenerator — a person or thing that regenerates.
  • regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
  • registrable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
  • registrated — to select and combine pipe organ stops.
  • regrettable — causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
  • regrettably — causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
  • regurgitant — to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.
  • regurgitate — to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc.
  • reintegrate — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
  • reiterating — to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
  • rejectingly — in a rejecting way or manner
  • religionist — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
  • religiosity — the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness.
  • remigration — the act or process of returning or migrating back to the place of origin
  • renegotiate — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
  • repentingly — in a repenting fashion; repentantly
  • repugnantly — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
  • resegregate — to segregate again
  • resentingly — in a resenting manner; resentfully
  • resignation — the act of resigning.
  • resistingly — in a resisting manner
  • rest energy — the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference, equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light.
  • restringent — (of medicines and chemicals) causing contraction of body tissues, checking blood flow, or restricting secretions of fluids
  • resultingly — as a result.
  • retroengine — a small rocket on a spacecraft which is fired to alter its course or slow it down
  • retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
  • revaluating — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
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