scroll — 英語辞典

名詞

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

2. 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. Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

   例文

   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. The 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.

   同義語

   fiddlehead

6. A skew surface.

7. A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.

   例文

   I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.

8. The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   […] 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.

9. A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.

10. A turbinate bone.

11. A rough draft of anything.

    用法

    • 廃語

12. The act of scrolling.

    例文

    I gave the terms and conditions a quick scroll before signing up to the website.

    その他の例文 (1)

    Silicon Valley’s dirtiest design feature – which is everywhere once you spot it – is the infinite scroll, likened to the “bottomless soup bowl” experiment, in which participants will keep mindlessly eating from a soup bowl if it keeps refilling.

動詞

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

   用法

   • 自動詞・他動詞の両用

   例文

   She scrolled the offending image out of view.

   She kept scrolling until she found the desired paragraph.

   その他の例文 (2)

   Use the stylus to scroll up and down the list or flip through the pages left and right.

   He usually used it to scroll messages across his face.

2. To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

   用法

   • 自動詞

   例文

   The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.

   The piano plays on. I watch those little rectangles as they scroll down from the top.

   その他の例文 (1)

   Pavement scrolled beneath the headlight beams, reminding Emma of a conveyor belt.

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.

   用法

   • 自動詞

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

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

   用法

   • Internet
   • 古風
   • 自動詞

   例文

   Hey, stop scrolling!

   その他の例文 (2)

   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.

   If you want to join this riot, we urge you to! You wont have to worry about being TOSed or reported because there will be no Guides online! So do whatever you want—punt, scroll, tos, just turn AOL into a war zone!

5. To draft; to write in rough outline.

   用法

   • 廃語
   • 他動詞

名詞

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

   同義語

   coilwhorlrollcurlcurlicueringletgyre

   上位語

   round shape

2. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

   同義語

   roll

   上位語

   manuscriptholograph

動詞

1. move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen

   上位語

   move

   例文

   Scroll down to see the entire text