Roll may refer to:

Physics and engineering

Rolling Rolling is a Motion (physics)#Types of motion, type of motion that combines rotation (commonly, of an Axial symmetry, axially symmetric object) and Translation (geometry), translation of that object with respect to a surface (either one or the ot ...

, a motion of two objects with respect to each-other such that the two stay in contact without sliding * Roll angle (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 nos ...

, 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, rudder roll or slow roll ** Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak ** Roll program, an aerodynamic maneuver performed in a rocket launch * Roll rate (or roll velocity), the angular speed at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude, typically expressed in degrees per second

Food

Bread roll A bread roll is a small, oblong individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter). Rolls can be served and eaten whole or are also commonly cut and filled – the result of doing so is considered a '' sandwic ...

, a small individual loaf of bread * Roll (food), a type of food that is either rolled in its preparation, rolled in something, served in a bread roll, or otherwise called a "roll"

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''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 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'' fingerin ...

, a pattern played by the banjo * Drum roll, 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, such that the transition from note to note is made with no intervening si ...

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. ...

, 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'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ran ...

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 19 ...

, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Alfred Philippe Roll Alfred Philippe Roll (1 March 1846 – 27 October 1919) was a French painter. Career Roll studied at École des Beaux-Arts, where he was taught by Jean-Léon Gérôme, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, Charles-François Daubigny and Léon Bonnat. He ...

(1846–1919), French painter *

Bob Roll Bob "Bobke" Roll (born July 7, 1960) is an American former professional cyclist, author, and television sports commentator. He was a member of the team until 1990 and competed for the team in 1991. In 1992 Roll moved to Greg LeMond's Z 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 E ...

(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 through the end of the 2010-2011 season, leading them to their most recent conference championship and NCAA The National Colleg ...

(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 (; born 27 April 1984) is an Israeli politician, model and lawyer who is currently an independent member of the Knesset. Previously a member of Yesh Atid, Roll also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Bennett-Lapid ...

(born 1984), an Israeli politician * Jacob Roll (born 1783) (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 (born 1965), an English cricketer * Martin Roll (born 1967), a Danish author and management consultant * Michael Roll (actor) (born 1961), German television actor *

Michael Roll (basketball) Michael Brandon Roll (born April 12, 1987) is an American-born naturalized Tunisian professional former basketball player. Born in America, he joined the Tunisia national basketball team after becoming a naturalized citizen in 2015. Roll played c ...

(born 1987), American basketball player * Michael Roll (pianist) (born 1946), British pianist * Richard Roll (born 1939), American economist ** Roll's critique * Sigurd Roll (1893–1944), Norwegian diplomat and athlete * Stephan Roll (1904-1974), Romanian poet * Sylvia Roll (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

Places

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

Other uses

* Glossary of bowling#Roll, the final phase of bowling ball motion * Roll (gymnastics), a fundamental skill in gymnastics * Roll, a British obsolete unit of measurement for butter and cheese * Coin wrapper 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 papyru ...

, 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 mispr ...

, an options trading strategy * An official list of registered individuals, such as an

electoral roll An electoral roll (variously called an electoral register, voters roll, voters list, poll book or other description) is a compilation that lists persons who are entitled to vote for particular elections in a particular jurisdiction. The list is ...

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Dawes Rolls The Dawes Rolls (or Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes, or Dawes Commission of Final Rolls) were created by the United States Dawes Commission. The commission was authorized by United States Congress in 1893 to exe ...