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), 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), 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 helix, helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described ...

, rudder roll or

slow roll The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker. It supplements the glossary of card game terms. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms. This is not intended to be ...

** Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak ** Roll program, 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)'' * Roll (''Mega Man''), a character in the ''Mega Man'' video game franchise * Banjo roll, 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 ...

, 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 w ...

or rolls, a guitar technique * Music roll, 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 ...

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 (Interl ...

(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 Tea ...

(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 Emp ...

(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 be ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

(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) (1794–1857), a Norwegian politician * John Roll (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 (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 Herz ...

(born 1961), German television actor * Michael Roll (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player * Michael Roll (pianist) (born 1946), British pianist * Richard Roll (born 1939), American economist ** Roll's critique *

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 (1904-1974), Romanian poet *

Sylvia Roll Sylvia Roll (born 29 May 1973) was a German female volleyball player. She was part of the Germany women's national volleyball team. In 1996 and 1997 she became the German Volleyball Player of the Year. She competed with the national team at th ...

(born 1973), German volleyball player * Thomas Røll (born 1977), retired Danish professional footballer * William G. Roll (1926–2012), American psychologist and parapsychologist

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* Louis de Roll (1750-?), a Swiss soldier during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars ** Roll's Regiment, a regiment of the British Army raised in 1794

Rolls

* A luxury car manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited (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) (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 Rolls-Royce Limited * John Etherington Welch Rolls (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 John Maclean Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock (25 April 1870 – 31 October 1916) was a British barrister and Major (UK), army Major. Biography Rolls was son of John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, and his wife Georgiana Marcia Maclean. He was born in ...

(1870–1916), British barrister and soldier

Places

* Roll, Arizona, 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 Co ...

, U.S. * Roll, Oklahoma, U.S. * ''Roll'', German name for Ralsko, town in the Czech Republic

Other uses

* Roll (gymnastics), a fundamental skill in gymnastics *

Rolls (restaurant chain) Rolls is a Finnish chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Founded in 1988, the company has around one hundred restaurants throughout the country. See also * List of hamburger restaurants This is a list of notable hamburger restaurants. ...

, in Finland * Rolls Razor, 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) Rolling a contract is an investment concept meaning trading out of a standard contract and then buying the contract with next longest maturity, so as to maintain a position with constant maturity. Motivation One may roll a contract because one has ...

, 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 mispri ...

, an options trading strategy