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roll off

US/ˈɹol ˈɔf/

roll off verb: to spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).

Verb

roll off (third-person singular simple present rolls off, present participle rolling off, simple past and past participle rolled off)

  1. To spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
    • In addition to the large decrease in lift caused by the stall itself, further performance degradation can be expected as the airplane rolls off, as the spoilers on the high wing deploy in an attempt to fight the plane's sudden rolling motion.
  2. (intransitive) To come off (something) with a rolling motion.
    • My pen rolled off the table.
    • I can't believe that that skateboarder just rolled right off that ledge like the six-foot drop was nothing!
  3. (transitive) To take (something) off (i.e., remove it) via a rolling motion.
    • The truck driver rolled off a fresh dumpster and left it sitting at the curb to be filled tomorrow.
    Antonyms:
    roll on
  4. To come from an assembly line.
    • rolled off the line
    • A total of 1.67m cars rolled off UK production lines in 2017, down 3% compared with 2016 as demand for British-made cars dropped both at home and abroad, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).2018 January 31, Angela Monaghan, “UK car production falls for first time since 2009 as Brexit fears hit sales”, in The Guardian
  5. To show reduced response at the upper or lower limits of a frequency range.
    • rolled-off highs

roll off meaning in Tamil

roll off in Tamil

சீர்குறை அதிர்வெண்

Antonyms of roll off

Forms of roll off

third-person singular presentrolls off
present participlerolling off
past participlerolled off
pastrolled off

Words formed from roll off

Questions about roll off

What does roll off mean?
Roll off means to spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
What is roll off in Tamil?
Roll off in Tamil is சீர்குறை அதிர்வெண். See Roll off meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is roll off?
Roll off is a verb.
How do you pronounce roll off?
Roll off is pronounced /ˈɹol ˈɔf/ (US).
What is the past tense of roll off?
The past tense of roll off is rolled off.

Words near roll off in the dictionary

  1. roll numbers
  2. roll of arms
  3. roll of honour
  4. roll of snow
  5. roll of the dice
  6. roll off
  7. roll off one's tongue
  8. roll off the tongue
  9. roll on
  10. roll one's eyes
  11. roll one's own

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