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roll, in aviation: see airfoil airfoil, surface designed to develop a desired force by reaction with a fluid, especially air, that is flowing across the surface. For example, the fixed wing surfaces of an airplane produce lift, which opposes gravity. ..... Click the link for more information. . roll 1. a cylinder used to flatten something; roller 2. a very rapid beating of the sticks on a drum 3. a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes one complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without loss of height or change in direction 4. a throw of dice 5. a bookbinder's tool having a brass wheel, used to impress a line or repeated pattern on the cover of a book roll [rōl] (geology) A primary sedimentary structure produced by deformation involving subaqueous slump or vertical foundering. (mechanics) Rotational or oscillatory movement of an aircraft or similar body about a longitudinal axis through the body; it is called roll for any degree of such rotation. (mechanical engineering) A cylinder mounted in bearings; used for such functions as shaping, crushing, moving, or printing work passing by it. (mining engineering) (textiles) A continuous strand made by rolling, rubbing, or twisting fibers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Emerson, a versatile performer with a facility in accents and dialects, skillfully rolls with the punches. He rolls with the punches on the funky ``Staple It Together,'' recites the lovely ``Better Together'' to his wife and vents frustrations about war on the soulful ``Crying Shame. Its intelligent EPR rolls with the punches of the spammers, letting us detect their new tactics as quickly as they can implement them. |
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