scroll
IPA: skrˈoʊɫ
noun
- A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
- (architecture) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
- Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.
- A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
- (lutherie) The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.
- (geometry) A skew surface.
- (cooking) A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.
- (computer graphics) The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.
- (hydraulics) A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.
- (anatomy) A turbinate bone.
verb
- (computing, transitive) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel.
- (intransitive) To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.
- (Internet, intransitive) To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.
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Examples of "scroll" in Sentences
- I scrolled it to the bottom of the page.
- This scroll is positioned on top of the compartment.
- The version here is backwards and missing the scroll.
- The strokes on the first scroll are very fluid and playful.
- Scroll down to the image of the kid holding the giant ruler.
- The coat of arms consists of two parts, the shield and the scroll.
- Scroll down to the oppose section and enjoy some sardonic laughter.
- At the scroll end, the strings wind around the tuning pegs in the pegbox.
- The motto appears in the scroll that the supporters stand on in the carving.
- Along the top of the screen is the vocals display, which scrolls horizontally.
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