Etymology : Middle English scrowle, blend of rolle roll and scrowe scrap, scroll
Pronunciation : skrOl
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. roll of paper or parchment with writing on it; ornamental design resembling a scroll; object shaped like a spiral; roster, list. create curves or spirals, cut into spirals or curves; move on-screen text or images horizontally or vertically so new information appears on one side of the screen as older information disappears from the other side (Computers). scroll\scroll\ , n. [a dim. of oe. scroue, scrowe (whence e. escrow), of. escroe, escroue, f. écrou 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.].
2. 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. xxxiv.
3. here is the scroll of every man's name.
4. (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.
5. 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.].
6. (geom.) same as skew surface. see:
under skew.
7. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
8. An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form.
9. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
10. 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.
11. Same as Skew surface.
12. See under Skew. a document that can be rolled up move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see:
the entire text".
13. 1. A scroll is a long roll of paper or a similar material with writing on it. Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea.
14. A scroll is a painted or carved decoration made to look like a scroll. a handsome suite of chairs incised with Grecian scrolls.
15. If you scroll through text on a computer screen, you move the text up or down to find the information that you need. I scrolled down to find `United States of America'. to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it scroll through.