scrollnoun/skɹəʊl/

• 1

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

• 2

  architectureAn ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

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  Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

  • I lose myself in a flawed henna plant jutting toward the scroll. Its rose-pink eyes burst off the stems.
• 4

  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.

• 5

  artscraftshobbiesThe 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.

• 6

  geometrymathematicssciencesA skew surface.

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  cookingfoodlifestyleA kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.

  • I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.
• 8

  computer-graphicscomputingengineeringThe incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.

  • […] the computer sends orders, via electrical impulses, to recompose the liquid crystal structure inside the cells quickly which results in the familiar smooth scroll of the pointer on your screen.

scrollverb/skɹəʊl/

• 1

  computingengineeringgraphical-user-interfaceTo change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.

  • She scrolled the offending image out of view.
  • She kept scrolling until she found the desired paragraph.
• 2

  To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

  • The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.
  • The piano plays on. I watch those little rectangles as they scroll down from the top.
• 3

  To continuously and aimlessly consume content on social media, especially on websites or apps with a scrolling feed, such as Instagram, TikTok, or X.

  • With millions of creators worldwide, many of whom are generating income through brand partnerships, affiliate deals, and platform monetization, influencers are likely popping up any time you pick up a phone to scroll.
• 4

  datedTo flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.

  • Hey, stop scrolling!
  • It's cool but i know why I prefer newsgroups : I just got banned for scrolling or summat : i was typing one word in each message so pppl^([sic]) could read it cos it was going so fast - geez.
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  obsoleteTo draft; to write in rough outline.