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scroll
[ skrohl ]
noun
- a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- something, especially an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a spiral or coiled form.
- a list, roll, roster, or schedule.
- the curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument.
- a note, message, or other piece of writing.
verb (used with object)
- to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw.
- Computers. to move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears.
verb (used without object)
- Computers. to move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc.
scroll
/ skrəʊl /
noun
- a roll of parchment, paper, etc, usually inscribed with writing
- an ancient book in the form of a roll of parchment, papyrus, etc
- a decorative carving or moulding resembling a scroll
- ( as modifier )
a scroll saw
- ( in combination )
scrollwork
verb
- tr to saw into scrolls
- to roll up like a scroll
- computing to move (text) from right to left or up and down on a screen in order to view text that cannot be contained within a single display image
Other Words From
- scroll-like adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scroll1
Example Sentences
By focusing on click and scroll rates, you can see the percentage of visitors that drop off before ever seeing the curtain content lower down on the page.
Each end is welded solid from iron in a classic scroll pattern and can hold three wine bottles.
A scroll through Kolfage’s fan page shows many of the posts are written in the first person, which Facebook said is allowed since he is not a designated hate figure.
A Nest thermostat would likely fit into that description, since it doesn't have a touchscreen and instead relies on a spin-able scroll wheel that doubles as the outside body of the thermostat.
There’s more to come from the forecast and no doubt from 2020, so buckle up and give it a scroll!
Now you can scroll to the next direction on your recipe without getting batter or sauce all over your device.
The solution they came up with was the scroll, which let viewers walk through the painting as they unfurled it.
And if you scroll down the complete Midas List, some visible trends begin to emerge.
I was able to scroll through my feed and read nothing but tweets about Ferguson.
Inked onto his ribs is a single rifle bayoneted into the dirt with names listed on a scroll—his dead friends.
Even as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
He knew his cousin, and he had the sensation that an illuminated scroll of fate dangled before his eyes.
Of the parts the young assistant of Nicolas Amati was allowed to put his individuality to, conspicuously stands the scroll.
All the details of scroll carving by Stradivari at this period are marvels of mechanical dexterity of handling.
He is here shown seated on a curule chair, wearing a Roman toga, and holding a half open scroll in his hand.
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