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  Roll \Roll\, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus
     ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See
     Roll, v., and cf. R[^o]le, Rouleau, Roulette.]
     1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll
        of a ball; the roll of waves.
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     2. That which rolls; a roller. Specifically:
        (a) A heavy cylinder used to break clods. --Mortimer.
        (b) One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers,
            between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed,
            as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the
            rolls.
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     3. That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool,
        paper, cloth, etc. Specifically:
        (a) A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or
            other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
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                  Busy angels spread
                  The lasting roll, recording what we say.
                                                    --Prior.
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        (b) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a
            record; also, a catalogue; a list.
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                  The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the
                  petitions, answers, and transactions in
                  Parliament, are extant.           --Sir M. Hale.
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                  The roll and list of that army doth remain.
                                                    --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
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        (c) A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as,
            a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
        (d) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
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     4. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled
        or doubled upon itself.
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     5. (Naut.) The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to
        side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise
        and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
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     6. A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or
        of thunder.
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     7. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as
        scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
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     8. Part; office; duty; r[^o]le. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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     Long roll (Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the
        signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to
        arrange themselves in line.
  
     Master of the rolls. See under Master.
  
     Roll call, the act, or the time, of calling over a list
        names, as among soldiers.
  
     Rolls of court, of parliament (or of any public body),
        the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings
        of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and
        which constitute the records of such public body.
  
     To call the roll, to call off or recite a list or roll of
        names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to
        ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from
        those present.
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     Syn: List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See
          List.
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        (b) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a
            record; also, a catalogue; a list.
  
                  The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the
                  petitions, answers, and transactions in
                  Parliament, are extant.           --Sir M. Hale.
  
                  The roll and list of that army doth remain.
                                                    --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
        (c) A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as,
            a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
        (d) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
  
     4. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled
        or doubled upon itself.
  
     5. (Naut.) The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to
        side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise
        and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
  
     6. A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or
        of thunder.
  
     7. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as
        scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
  
     8. Part; office; duty; r[^o]le. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
  
     Long roll (Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the
        signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to
        arrange themselves in line.
  
     Master of the rolls. See under Master.
  
     Roll call, the act, or the time, of calling over a list
        names, as among soldiers.
  
     Rolls of court, of parliament (or of any public body),
        the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings
        of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and
        which constitute the records of such public body.
  
     To call the roll, to call off or recite a list or roll of
        names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to
        ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from
        those present.
  
     Syn: List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See
          List.

  roll call
       n : calling out an official list of names

  roll call
     alt.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.
     n.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.

  roll call
     alt.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.
     n.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.

  roll call
     alt.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.
     n.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.

  roll call
     alt.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.
     n.
     1 The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in
  order to determine who is present or absent.
     2 # (lb en politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to
  determine if a quorum exists.
     3 # The time of day fixed for such an event.
     4 (lb en by extension) The subset of those members of a specific
  group who are present or available out of the full set of all the
  members of said group.

  roll call
     Englanti n.
     nimenhuuto

  roll call
     Engelska n.
     upprop

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  zjišťování prezence

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  prezence

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  zjišťování přítomných

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/ 
  jmenovitá kontrola

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  čtení prezentace

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/ 
  nástup

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  Führung einer Anwesenheitsliste
           Note: zu Beginn einer Unterrichtsstunde
     Synonym: attendance
  
   see: attendance list, attendance lists
  

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  namentlicher Aufruf  [school]  [pol.]

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/
  Zählappell , Anwesenheitsappell , Appell  [mil.]

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/ 
  nimenhuuto 2.
  reading of a list of names and responses
   3.
  time of day for the event

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/ 
  1. हाज़िरी
        "There is always mass roll call in kendriya vidyalaya. "

  roll call /ɹˈəʊl kˈɔːl/ 
  1. upprop
  reading of a list of names and responses
  2. uppställning
  time of day for the event

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "roll call":
     agenda, beadroll, cadastre, calendar, catalog, census,
     census report, checklist, checkroll, cloture,
     committee consideration, debate, deliberation, division, docket,
     dramatis personae, filibuster, filibustering, filing,
     first reading, head count, honor roll, introduction, jury list,
     jury panel, lineup, logrolling, muster, muster roll, nose count,
     order of business, poll, program, property roll, questionnaire,
     register, returns, roll, roster, rota, schedule, scroll,
     second reading, steamroller methods, tabling, talkathon, tax roll,
     third reading, vote
  
  

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