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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scroll /skroʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a roll of papyrus once used for writing:the ancient scrolls found near the Dead Sea.
v. [no object] - Computing(on a computer display) to move a cursor smoothly, causing new data to replace old on the monitor:As you type, your old data will scroll up.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scroll (skrōl),USA pronunciation n. - a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, esp. one with writing on it:a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- something, esp. an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a spiral or coiled form.
- a list, roll, roster, or schedule.
- Fine Art(in Japanese and Chinese art) a painting or text on silk or paper that is either displayed on a wall (hanging scroll) or held by the viewer (hand scroll) and is rolled up when not in use. Cf. kakemono, makimono.
- Music and Dancethe curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument.
- a note, message, or other piece of writing.
v.t. - to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw.
- Computingto move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears.
v.i. - Computingto move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc.
- 1350–1400; Middle English scrowle; blend of, blended scrow, aphetic variant of escrow and rowle roll
scroll′-like′, adj. |