Rollover

Quick meaning: Rollover is a noun meaning The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.

Meaning

The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.

More Meanings

1. (automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
2. (graphical user interface, chiefly web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
3. (computing) A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
4. (finance) The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
5. (finance) A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
6. (British) In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
7. (firefighting) The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.

Example Sentences

Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos.

For Donkey Kong, the rollover on board 117 causes a “kill screen”—Mario is simply not given enough time to complete the level before time runs out.

“They blink if I step on the brake at the same time, and anybody who don't step on his brakes when he's makin^([sic]) a turn is lookin^([sic]) to do a rollover.”

One thing I hate about some pinball games is that they don't let you know your current objective, what happens when you hit specific targets or rollovers, or what targets you should be aiming for right now.

Word Forms

• rollovers
• roll-over

Synonyms for rollover

Depending on context, synonyms include flameover.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rotation, revolving, rotational, turnaround, upturn, reversal.

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