scroll

C2
Pronunciation
/skɹoʊl/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.

2 Definition

An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

3 Definition

Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

4 Definition

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.

5 Definition

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.

6 Definition

A skew surface.

7 Definition

A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.

Example Sentences
  • I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.
8 Definition

The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.

9 Definition

(hydraulics) A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.

10 Definition

A turbinate bone.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments.

Example Sentences
  • She scrolled the offending image out of view.
2 Definition

To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

Example Sentences
  • The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.
3 Definition

To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.

Example Sentences
  • Hey, stop scrolling!