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scroll

/skɹoʊl/

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

Examples :

"The ancient scroll told the story of a lost city. "

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

Examples :

"The antique chair had a beautiful scroll ornament at the top of its back. "

architecture art style

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Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

Examples :

"The garden gnome was decorated with a beautiful scroll of ivy. "

plant art style nature

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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.

Examples :

"My aunt added a fancy scroll to the end of her signature on the school permission slip. "

writing law sign

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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.

Examples :

"The violin's beautiful scroll was intricately carved. "

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A skew surface.

Examples :

"The decorative metal scroll on the old gate had a noticeable twist, making it a skew surface. "

architecture part

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

Examples :

"I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll."

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

Examples :

"The scroll on the website showed the rest of the article. "

technology computing internet electronics communication device machine

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

Examples :

"The waterwheel's scroll channeled the river water efficiently, powering the mill. "

technical energy machine

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A turbinate bone.

Examples :

"The doctor pointed to the scroll in the x-ray image, explaining it was a part of the nasal cavity. "

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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.

Examples :

"She scrolled the offending image out of view."

computing technology internet machine electronics device

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To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

Examples :

"The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen."

technology computing internet electronics machine

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

Examples :

"Hey, stop scrolling!"

internet communication computing