English

Etymology
A dimunitive of OE. scroue, scrowe, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin.

Pronunciation
AHD|skr�l, IPA|/skɹo�l/
rhymes|��l

Noun
en-noun

1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
2. architecture 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. geometry a skew surface.

Translations

trans-top|roll of paper or parchment
Croatian: t-|hr|svitak|m
Czech: t-|cs|svitek|m
Finnish: t-|fi|käärö
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German: t-|de|Schriftrolle|f
Slovenian: zvitek m
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trans-top|ornament
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trans-top|mark or flourish
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trans-top|Skew surface
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Verb
en-verb

1. context|Computing: to change one's view of data on a computer's display using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel.

Translations
trans-top|(Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display
Dutch: scrollen
Finnish: t-|fi|vierittää
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Derived terms
scrollbar, scroll bar
scroll lock
scroll wheel
side scroller

Category:English ergative verbs

fa:scroll
fr:scroll
io:scroll
it:scroll
hu:scroll
ta:scroll
te:scroll
vi:scroll

• 2007-11-19 09:43 - Tbot - added t for cs, fi, de

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