SCROLL


Meaning of SCROLL in English

/ skrəʊl; NAmE skroʊl/ noun , verb

■ noun

1.

a long roll of paper for writing on

2.

a decoration cut in stone or wood with a curved shape like a roll of paper

■ verb

( computing ) to move text on a computer screen up or down so that you can read different parts of it :

[ v + adv. / prep. ]

Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of files.

Scroll down to the bottom of the document.

[ vn ]

Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of files.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : alteration of obsolete scrow roll , shortening of escrow .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.