Roll or Rolls may refer to:

Movement about the longitudinal axis

Roll angle In physics, the degrees of freedom (DOF) of a mechanical system is the number of independent parameters that define its configuration or state. It is important in the analysis of systems of bodies in mechanical engineering, structural engineering ...

(or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis **

Roll (aviation) An aircraft in flight is free to rotate in three dimensions: '' yaw'', nose left or right about an axis running up and down; ''pitch'', nose up or down about an axis running from wing to wing; and ''roll'', rotation about an axis running from ...

, one of the aircraft principal axes of rotation of an aircraft (angle of tilt to the left or right measured from the longitudinal axis) **

Roll (ship motion) Ship motions are defined by the six degrees of freedom that a ship, boat or any other craft can experience. Reference axes The '' vertical/Z axis'', or ''yaw axis'', is an imaginary line running vertically through the ship and through it ...

, one of the ship motions' principal axes of rotation of a ship (angle of tilt to the port or starboard measured from the longitudinal axis) * Rolling ''manoeuvre'', a manoeuvre of any stiff body (for example a vehicle) around its roll axis: ** Roll, an aerobatic maneuver with an airplane, usually referring to an

aileron roll The aileron roll is an aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft does a full 360° revolution about its longitudinal axis. When executed properly, there is no appreciable change in altitude and the aircraft exits the maneuver on the same heading ...

, but sometimes instead a

barrel roll A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on both its longitudinal and lateral axes, causing it to follow a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described as a ...

rudder roll A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on both its longitudinal and lateral axes, causing it to follow a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described as a " ...

or slow roll ** Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak **

Roll program A roll program or tilt maneuver is an aerodynamic maneuver that alters the attitude of a vertically launched space launch vehicle. The maneuver is used to place the spacecraft on a proper heading toward its intended orbit. It often consists o ...

, an aerodynamic maneuver performed in a rocket launch *

Roll rate {{Short pages monitor * ''Roll'' (Anne McCue album), 2004 * ''Roll'' (Emerson Drive album), 2012 * "Roll", a song by Flo Rida from the 2008 album ''

Mail on Sunday (album) ''Mail on Sunday'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Flo Rida, and was released on March 18, 2008 under Atlantic, and Poe Boy Entertainment. It spawned three singles; the first, " Low" was number one on the U.S. ' ...

'' * Roll (''Mega Man''), a character in the ''Mega Man'' video game franchise *

Banjo roll In bluegrass music, a banjo roll or roll is a pattern played by the banjo that uses a repeating eighth-note arpeggio – a broken chord – that by subdividing the beat 'keeps time'. "Each standard"roll pattern is a ''right hand'' fingering p ...

, a pattern played by the banjo *

Drum roll A drum roll (or roll for short) is a technique used by percussionists to produce a sustained sound for the duration of a written note.Cirone, Anthony J. (1991). Simple Steps to Snare Drum', p.30-31. Alfred. . "The purpose of the roll is t ...

, a percussion technique *

Legato In music performance and notation, legato (; Italian for "tied together"; French ''lié''; German ''gebunden'') indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected. That is, the player makes a transition from note to note wit ...

or rolls, a guitar technique *

Music roll A music roll is a storage medium used to operate a mechanical musical instrument. They are used for the player piano, mechanical organ, electronic carillon and various types of orchestrion. The vast majority of music rolls are made of paper. Othe ...

, a storage medium to operate a mechanical instrument * Roll, a Hungarian pill bug in the 1998 animated film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stant ...

People

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Roll baronets The Roll Baronetcy, of The Chestnuts in Wanstead in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 November 1921 for James Roll, Chairman of Pearl Assurance Co Ltd and Lord Mayor of London from 1920 ...

, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Alfred Philippe Roll Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

(1846–1919), French painter *

Bob Roll Bob "Bobke" Roll (born July 7, 1960 in Oakland, California) is an American former professional cyclist, author, and television sports commentator. He was a member of the 7-Eleven Cycling Team until 1990 and competed for the Motorola Cycling Team ...

(born 1960), American professional cyclist and commentator *

Curtis Roll Curtis William Roll (August 29, 1884 – November 8, 1970) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 5, 1931, to January 4, 1943. He was a Democrat.

(1884–1970), an American judge *

Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (born Erich Roll; 1 December 1907 – 30 March 2005) was a British academic economist, public servant and banker. He was made a life peer in 1977. Biography Roll was born in Nowosielitza, Austro-Hungarian Empir ...

(1907–2005), academic economist, public servant and banker *

Ferdinand Nicolai Roll Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (28 May 1831 – 28 February 1921) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Trondhjem as the son of judge and politician Jacob Roll and his third wife Nicoline Selmer.George Roll George Roll is an American ice hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Clarkson Golden Knights from 2003 thru the end of the 2010-2011 season, leading them to their most recent conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance. Roll beg ...

(born 1962), an American ice hockey coach *

Gernot Roll Gernot Roll (9 April 193912 November 2020) was a German cinematographer, film director and script writer. He collaborated on several films with directors Edgar Reitz and Sönke Wortmann. He was regarded as an expert on literary adaptations and f ...

(1939–2020), a German cinematographer *

Idan Roll Idan Roll ( he, עִידָן רוֹל, born 27 April 1984) is an Israeli politician, model and lawyer. He is currently Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and was a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. Biography Roll was born in Jerusalem and mo ...

(born 1984), an Israeli politician *

Jacob Roll (born 1783) Jacob Roll (17 May 1783 – 7 March 1870) was a Norwegian judge and politician. He was born in Spydeberg. He was the Chief Justice of Trondhjem Diocesan Court from 1828 to 1855. He was also the first Mayor of Trondhjem. He was elected to the ...

(1783–1870), a Norwegian judge and politician *

Jacob Roll (born 1794) Jacob Roll (10 January 1794 – 23 November 1857) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1839, 1842, 1845, 1848 and 1851, representing the rural constituency of Østfold, Smaalenenes Amt. He was also a deputy re ...

(1794–1857), a Norwegian politician *

John Roll John McCarthy Roll (February 8, 1947 – January 8, 2011) was a United States district judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until his murder in 2011, and as chief judge of that court from 20 ...

(1947–2011), a United States federal judge *

Lawson Roll Lawson Macgregor Roll (born 8 March 1965) is a former English cricketer. Roll was a right-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, Thornbury, Gloucestershire. Roll made ...

(born 1965), an English cricketer *

Martin Roll Martin Roll (born 2 March 1967) is a Danish author, brand strategist and management consultant. Roll appears regularly in global television and print media. He holds an MBA from INSEAD where he is a Distinguished Fellow and an Entrepreneur in Resi ...

(born 1967), a Danish author and management consultant *

Michael Roll (actor) Michael Roll (born 29 April 1961 in Munich) is a German television actor. Selected filmography * 1988: ' * 1989: '' Die schnelle Gerdi'' * 1993: ''Einmal die Woche'' * 1994–1996: '' Der König'' * 1995: ''Über Kreuz'' * 1999: ''Drei mit He ...

(born 1961), German television actor *

Michael Roll (basketball) Michael Brandon Roll (born April 12, 1987) is an American-born naturalized Tunisian professional basketball player who last played for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Born in America, he joined the Tunisia national basketbal ...

(born 1987), American basketball player *

Michael Roll (pianist) Michael Roll (born 1946) is an English classical pianist, winner of the first Leeds International Piano Competition in 1963. Roll, born in the UK to Viennese Jewish parents, was a child prodigy who performed on the concert platform with the City o ...

(born 1946), British pianist *

Richard Roll Richard Roll (born October 31, 1939) is an American economist and professor of finance at UCLA, best known for his work on portfolio theory and asset pricing, both theoretical and empirical. He earned his bachelor's degree in aerospace enginee ...

(born 1939), American economist **

Roll's critique Roll's critique is a famous analysis of the validity of empirical tests of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) by Richard Roll. It concerns methods to formally test the statement of the CAPM, the equation :E(R_i) = R_f + \beta_ (R_m) - R_f\, T ...

Sigurd Roll Sigurd Emil Roll (14 October 1893 – 24 June 1944) was a Norwegian diplomat and former sprinter who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He had a brother William Roll (diplomat). Early life and family Roll was born ...

(1893–1944), Norwegian diplomat and athlete *

Stephan Roll Stephan Roll (pen name of Gheorghe Dinu, also credited as Stéphane, Stefan or Ștefan Roll; June 5, 1904 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian poet, editor, film critic, and communist militant. An autodidact, he played host to the Romanian avant-garde a ...

(1904-1974), Romanian poet * Sylvia Roll (born 1973), German volleyball player *

Thomas Røll Thomas Christopher Røll Larsen (born 12 March 1977) is a retired Denmark, Danish professional Association football, footballer. He played 293 games in the Danish Superliga with Silkeborg IF, F.C. Copenhagen, FC Midtjylland, and Vejle Boldklub, ...

(born 1977), retired Danish professional footballer *

William G. Roll William G. Roll (July 3, 1926 – January 9, 2012) was an American psychologist and parapsychologist on the faculty of the Psychology Department of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. Roll is most notable for his belief in ...

(1926–2012), American psychologist and parapsychologist

de Roll

Louis de Roll Louis de Roll (19 September 1750 – 1813) was a Swiss mercenary active during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Swiss Guards Louis de Roll was born on 19 September 1750 and was from Solothurn in the Old Swiss Confederacy. ...

(1750-?), a Swiss soldier during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars **

Roll's Regiment Roll's Regiment (also de Roll's or von Roll's Regiment) was a regiment of the British Army formed of Swiss, French and German soldiers raised in 1794 for service in the French Revolutionary Wars. The regiment's colonel was Louis de Roll, a former ...

, a regiment of the British Army raised in 1794

Rolls

* A luxury car manufactured by

Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. Building on Royce's good reputation established with his cranes, they ...

(1904–1973),

Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors was a British luxury car manufacturer, created in 1973 during the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce automotive business from the nationalised Rolls-Royce Limited. It produced luxury cars under the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands. ...

(1973–1998), or

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker which has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of ''Rolls-Royce''-branded motor cars. The company's administrative ...

(1998–present) *

Charles Rolls (engraver) Charles Rolls (2 June 1799 – 9 November 1885) was a British engraver of mainly historical and figurative artworks. In a long career he created engravings from paintings by many notable 19th century artists. Biography Rolls was born on ...

(1799–1885), engraver *

Charles Rolls Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with ...

(1877–1910), Welsh motoring and aviation pioneer, co-founder of

John Etherington Welch Rolls John Etherington Welch Rolls (4 May 1807 – 27 May 1870) was a High Sheriff of Monmouthshire, art collector, Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace. Rolls was President of, and co-founded the Monmouth Show. Life Rolls was born in 1807, a so ...

(1807–1870), British jurist and art collector *

John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock John Allan Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, (19 February 1837 – 24 September 1912) was a Victorian landowner, Conservative Party politician, socialite, local benefactor and agriculturalist. He lived at The Hendre, a Victorian country house ...

(1837–1912), British landowner and politician * John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock (1870–1916), British barrister and soldier

Places

Roll, Arizona Roll is a populated place in central Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named for early settler John H. Roll, it lies along the lower Gila River in the Mohawk Valley, between the Yuma Prov ...

, U.S. *

Roll, Indiana Roll (pronounced "r-awl', rhymes with "fall") is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for years. Although the Blackford Count ...

, U.S. *

Roll, Oklahoma Roll is a community located in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is on U.S. Highway 283 at the junction with State Highway 47. Cheyenne lies approximately 11 miles to the south along Route 283. The Canadian River ...

, U.S. * ''Roll'', German name for

Ralsko Ralsko (german: Roll) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It comprises area of the former military training area with Hradčany Air Base. Because of the former military ...

, town in the Czech Republic

Other uses

Roll (gymnastics) A roll is the most basic and fundamental skill in gymnastics class. There are many variations in the skill. Rolls are similar to flips in the fact that they are a complete rotation of the body, but the rotation of the roll is usually made on the g ...

, a fundamental skill in gymnastics * Rolls (restaurant chain), in Finland *

Rolls Razor Rolls Razor Limited was a British company known first for its manufacture of a sophisticated safety-razor and later, under new ownership, an "affordable" twin-tub washing machine. Origins: razor The eponymous product was a sophisticated safety- ...

, a British safety razor and washing machine manufacturer * Roll, a British obsolete unit of measurement for butter and cheese *

Coin wrapper A coin wrapper, sometimes known as a bank roll or roll, is a paper or plastic container for a number of coins. In the 19th century, coins were distributed in large cloth bags and coins were hand wrapped. Since the onset of the 20th century, coin w ...

or roll, a container for a number of coins *

Scroll A scroll (from the Old French ''escroe'' or ''escroue''), also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper containing writing. Structure A scroll is usually partitioned into pages, which are sometimes separate sheets of papyrus ...

, or roll, a rolled-up piece of parchment or paper * Roll (finance), process of switching to a contract with a later expiry date *

Jelly roll (options) A jelly roll, or simply a roll, is an options trading strategy that captures the cost of carry of the underlying asset while remaining otherwise neutral. It is often used to take a position on dividends or interest rates, or to profit from mispric ...

, an options trading strategy