Scroll : (noun)
1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet,
gyre]
2: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: roll]
(verb)
1: move through text or graphics in order to display parts that
do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire
text"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Scroll : \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E.
escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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SCROLL. A mark which is to supply the place of a seal, made with a pen or
other instrument on a writing.
2. In some of the states this has all the efficacy of a seal. 1, S. &
R. 72; 1 Wash. 42; 2 McCord, 380; 4 McCord 267; 3 Blackf. 161; 3 Gill &
John. 234; 2 Halst. 272. Vide Seal; 2 Serg. & Rawle, 504; 2 Rep. 5. a; Perk.
Sec. 129. In others, aScroll : has no such effect; and when a suit is brought
on an instrument sealed with a scroll, the act of limitations may be pleaded
to it, as to a simple contract. 2 Rand. 446; 6 Halst. 174; 5 John. 239; 1
Blackf. 241; Griff. Law Reg., answers to question No 110.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Scroll :
(Based on 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)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Scroll :
String and Character Recording Oriented Logogrammatic
Language.
["SCROLL - A Pattern Recording Language", M. Sargent, Proc
SJCC 36 (1970)].
(1994-12-01)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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