scroll

scroll

 (skrōl)

n.

1.

a. A roll, as of parchment or papyrus, used especially for writing a document.

b. An ancient book or volume written on such a roll.

2. A list or schedule of names.

3. An ornament or ornamental design that resembles a partially rolled scroll of paper, as the volute in Ionic and Corinthian capitals.

4. Music The curved head on an instrument of the violin family.

5. Heraldry A ribbon inscribed with a motto.

v. scrolled, scroll·ing, scrolls

v.tr.

1. To inscribe on a scroll.

2. To roll up into a scroll.

3. To ornament with a scroll.

4. Computers To cause (displayed text or graphics) to move up, down, or across the screen so that a line of text or graphics appears at one edge of the screen for each line that moves off the opposite edge: scroll a document; scroll a page of text.

v.intr. Computers

1. To cause displayed text or graphics to move up, down, or across the screen: scrolled down to the end of the document.

2. To appear onscreen and roll by: "The information scrolls so fast it's unreadable" (Creative Computing).

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[Middle English scrowle, alteration (influenced by rolle, roll) of scrowe, from Old French escroue, escroe, strip of parchment, scroll, of Germanic origin.]

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scroll′a·ble adj.

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scroll

(skrəʊl)

n

1. a roll of parchment, paper, etc, usually inscribed with writing

2. an ancient book in the form of a roll of parchment, papyrus, etc

3. (Art Terms)

a. a decorative carving or moulding resembling a scroll

b. (as modifier): a scroll saw.

c. (in combination): scrollwork.

vb

4. (Art Terms) (tr) to saw into scrolls

5. (Art Terms) to roll up like a scroll

6. (Computer Science) computing to move (text) from right to left or up and down on a screen in order to view text that cannot be contained within a single display image

[C15 scrowle, from scrowe, from Old French escroe scrap of parchment, but also influenced by roll]

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scroll

(skroʊl)

n.

1. a roll of parchment, paper, or other material, esp. one with writing on it.

2. a spiral or coiled ornament resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper.

3. a roll or roster.

4. (in Japanese and Chinese art) a painting or text on silk or paper that is either displayed on a wall or held by the viewer and is rolled up when not in use. Compare kakemono, makimono.

5. the curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument.

6. Archaic. a written message.

v.t.

7. to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw.

v.i.

8. to move a cursor smoothly, vertically or sideways, gradually causing new data to replace old on the display screen of a computer.

[1350–1400; Middle English scrowle,b. scrow, aph. variant of escrow and rowle roll]

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Scroll

 a roll of parchment, hence, its contents; a list of names; a schedule.

Examples: scroll of actors, 1590; of pearly clouds 1862; of eternal counsels, 1649; of the fallen; of fame, 1820; of fate, 1891; of heaven, 1656; of honour; of mortal mystery, 1817; of sins, 1621; of smoke, 1886; of tragedies, 1903.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

scroll

Past participle: scrolled
Gerund: scrolling

Imperative

scroll

scroll

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scroll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, whorl, coil, roll corolla - (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla" calyx - (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles verticil - a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
	2.	scroll - a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) roll holograph, manuscript - handwritten book or document Megillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim Torah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
Verb	1.	scroll - move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures move - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

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Translations

دُرْج أسْطُواني للكِتابَه

svitek

skriftrulle

Schriftrollescrollenblättern

käärövierittää

rouleaucrossefeuilleter

svitak

kézirattekercstekercs

bókrolla

rotolosfogliareavvolgerechioccioladecorare [con volute]

ritinėlisritinys

tīstoklis

skriftrulle

zvitekdrseti

tomar

卷轴纸卷

scroll

[skrəʊl]

A. N

1. (= roll of parchment) → rollo m; (= ancient manuscript) → manuscrito m
the Dead Sea scrolls → los manuscritos del Mar Muerto
scroll of fame → lista f de la fama

2. (Archit) → voluta f

B. VT (Comput) → desplazar

C. CPD scroll key N (Comput) → tecla f de desplazamiento

scroll down

A. VT + ADV → desplazar hacia abajo

B. VI + ADV → desplazarse hacia abajo

scroll up

A. VT + ADV → desplazar hacia arriba

B. VI + ADV → desplazarse hacia arriba

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scroll

[ˈskrəʊl]

n

[paper] → rouleau m

(= decoration) (in stone, wood) → volute f

vt (COMPUTING) → faire défiler (sur l'écran)
Use the up and down arrows to scroll the list → Servez-vous des flèches haut et bas pour faire défiler la liste.

vi (COMPUTING) → défiler

scroll down

(COMPUTING)

vt sep → faire défiler

vi

[person] → faire défiler le texte

[text, titles] → défiler

scroll through

(COMPUTING)

vt fus → faire défiler

vi → faire défiler le texte

scroll up

(COMPUTING)

vt sep → faire défiler vers le haut

vi

[person] → faire défiler le texte vers le haut

[text, titles] → défiler vers le hautscroll bar (COMPUTING) n → barre m de défilement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scroll

n

→ Schriftrolle f; (decorative) → Schnörkel m; (= volute, of violin) → Schnecke f

(Comput) → Scrollen nt, → Bildlauf m

vi (Comput) → scrollen, → blättern (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scroll

[skrəʊl]

1. n (roll of parchment) → rotolo (di pergamena); (ancient manuscript) → papiro, pergamena (Archit) → voluta

2. vt (Comput) (text) → far scorrere su video

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scroll

(skrəul) noun

a roll of paper or parchment with writing on it. rol, perkamentrol دُرْج أسْطُواني للكِتابَه свитък pergaminho svitek die Schriftrolle skriftrulle κύλινδρος χαρτιού ή περγαμηνής rollo kirjarull طومار käärö rouleauמגילה चीरक svitak (kézirat)tekercs gulungan perkamen bókrolla rotolo 巻物 두루마리 ritinys, ritinėlis (papirusa, pergamenta) tīstoklis skrol boekrol skriftrulle zwój papieru/pergaminu ملا تفه، تومار( طومار ) تومار پوښ rolo rulou свиток zvitok zvitek rolna papira pergaments-, skriftrulle ม้วนกระดาษมีตัวหนังสือ tomar 紙卷 сувій گول لپٹا ہوا کاغذ، پارچہ cuộn giấy 纸卷，卷轴

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