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scrolls

/skroʊlz/

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noun

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

Examples :

"The librarian carefully placed the ancient scrolls back into their protective cases. "

writing history literature material

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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 architect decorated the building's facade with elaborate scrolls resembling twisting vines and flowers, a common feature in Roman design. "

art architecture style

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Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

Examples :

"The iron gate was decorated with delicate scrolls of leaves and vines. "

art nature plant style appearance

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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 :

"Since the document required a formal seal, but we didn't have one, the lawyer added his signature followed by two scrolls to validate the agreement. "

mark law writing sign state

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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 luthier carefully carved the intricate scrolls at the top of the violin necks. "

music part style art

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A skew surface.

Examples :

"The architect noticed the decorative scrolls on the building's facade created a subtly twisting, almost organic, skew surface. "

architecture structure

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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 student used the laptop's trackpad to control the scrolls of the long document. "

computing technology electronics machine

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

Examples :

"The engineer inspected the turbine's scrolls to ensure they were directing the water flow evenly. "

technical machine energy physics utility device system

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A turbinate bone.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's nasal cavity to check for any inflammation of the scrolls, which are important for warming and humidifying the air we breathe. "

anatomy organ medicine body physiology

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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 electronics machine

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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

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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!"

computing internet communication technology