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English Dictionary: scroll	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for scroll
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scroll n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonym(s): coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) Synonym(s): scroll, roll v move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See {Rule}, n., and cf. {Regulate}.] 1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer. A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection. --1 Tim. iii. 2, 4. 2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. --Shak. 3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. --Atterbury. 4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. 5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book. {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a {scroll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scroll \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. [82]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}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SCROLL String and Character Recording Oriented Logogrammatic Language. ["SCROLL - A Pattern Recording Language", M. Sargent, Proc SJCC 36 (1970)]. (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scroll (From a scroll of paper) To change the portion of a document displayed in a window or on a {VDU} screen. In a {graphical user interface}, scrolling is usually controlled by the user via {scroll bars}, whereas on a VDU the text scrolls up automatically as lines of data are output at the bottom of the screen. (2001-04-27)