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Scroll Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Scroll? [n] a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [v] (computer science) move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Scroll: coil \| curl \| curlicue \| gyre \| ringlet \| roll \| roll \| whorl Related Terms \| Find terms related to Scroll: See Also \| calyx \| corolla \| Dead Sea scrolls \| holograph \| manuscript \| move \| round shape \| verticil Scroll In Webster's Dictionary \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. {Shred}, {Escrow}.] 1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. --Isa. xxxiv. 4. Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak. 2. (Arch.) 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. 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.] --Burrill. 4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}. {Linen scroll} (Arch.) See under {Linen}. {Scroll chuck} (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. {Scroll saw}. See under {Saw}.

Scroll Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scroll?

[n] a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
[n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
[v] (computer science) move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

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Scroll In Webster's Dictionary

\Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E.
escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail
book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD.
schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf.
{Shred}, {Escrow}.]
1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a
   roll; a schedule; a list.

         The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.
                                               --Isa. xxxiv.
                                               4.

         Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak.

2. (Arch.) 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. 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.] --Burrill.

4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}.

{Linen scroll} (Arch.) See under {Linen}.

{Scroll chuck} (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a
   lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which
   the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by
   turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is
   entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws.

{Scroll saw}. See under {Saw}.

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