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- Dictionaryroller/ˈrəʊlə/
noun
- 1. a cylinder that rotates about a central axis and is used in various machines and devices to move, flatten, or spread something: "the sheets moved through rollers and down the folding machine"
- 2. a long swelling wave that appears to roll steadily towards the shore: "the Atlantic rollers"
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The meaning of ROLLER is a revolving cylinder over or on which something is moved or which is used to press, shape, spread, or smooth something.
ROLLER definition: 1. a tube-shaped object in a machine that turns over and over in order to carry things along or…. Learn more.
noun. a person or thing that rolls. a cylinder, wheel, caster, or the like, upon which something is rolled along. a cylindrical body, revolving on a fixed axis, especially one to facilitate the movement of something passed over or around it. a cylindrical object upon which something is rolled up: the roller of a window shade.
roller. a piece of wood, metal or plastic, like a tube in shape, that rolls over and over, used as a tool or as part of a machine, for example to make something flat or to move something. Flatten the surface of the grass with a roller. We'll need to move the piano on rollers.
Any of various cylindrical or spherical devices that roll or rotate, especially: a. A small spokeless wheel, such as that of a roller skate or caster. b. An elongated cylinder on which something, such as a window shade or towel, is wound. c. A heavy revolving cylinder that is used to level, crush, or smooth. d.
any of various rolling cylinders or wheels. ; specif., a. a cylinder of metal, wood, etc. over which something is rolled for easier movement. b. a cylinder on which something is rolled up or wound. the roller of a shade, a hair roller. c. a heavy cylinder of metal, stone, etc. used to crush or smooth something.
ROLLER definition: a piece of equipment in the shape of a tube which is rolled around or over something: . Learn more.
