What does rolling the window down mean?
DEFINITIONS2. if you roll a car window down, you turn a handle or push a button so that the window goes down. Synonyms and related words. To open or unlock something, or to come open. open up.
Why do people say roll down the window?
I think the answer is in your question; rolling was the motion applied to windows before power windows. They did not physically apply force so as to directly slide them down, i.e. pushing them down with their hands, instead, they rolled (rotated) the lever, which in turn caused the windows to raise/lower.
What’s rolling mean?
adjective. moving by revolving or turning over and over. rising and falling in gentle slopes, as land: rolling hills. moving in undulating billows, as clouds or waves: Jessica felt a peace steal over her as she watched the rolling waves.
What does roll-off your back mean?
It means “to not let things affect you, to be relaxed and easy-going in the face of adversity.” Basically, turtles get wet. When cats get wet, they go crazy. But turtles – well, the water just rolls off their back.
What does rolling mean slang?
(tr) slang to have sexual intercourse or foreplay with (a person) start the ball rolling or set the ball rolling to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
What cars can roll down windows with key fob?
Ford (C-Max/F150/Focus/Focus Ghia/Fusion/Galaxy/Mondeo/S-Max/Taurus) Honda (Accord/Accord Crosstour/Odyssey/Pilot/Ridgeline) Infiniti (G25x/G35/G37/I30/I35/M35/QX56) Jeep (Grand Cherokee)
Do you roll the window up or down?
Therefore, it is more logical that roll a window up/down will be used. Although I think originally car windows were “let down”, over time the common mechanism was to rotate a lever using a “window handle”, so the common usage became to “roll down” (the physical motion). Whereas now, the common mechanism is to push an electronic toggle button.
What’s the difference between ” let down ” and ” roll down “?
Although I think originally car windows were “let down”, over time the common mechanism was to rotate a lever using a “window handle”, so the common usage became to “roll down” (the physical motion). Whereas now, the common mechanism is to push an electronic toggle button. Perhaps the new emerging common usage will again return to “let down”.
What does it mean to roll something up?
Rolling up however means winding something round a spool by rotating the spool (or winding the thing round the spool). Sometimes the spool will be translated, but usually it will be fixed. An efficent way of rolling something up is to crank a winch (using the law of the lever).
What do you mean by rolling and translation?
As you say rolling is rotation and translation. Rolling up however means winding something round a spool by rotating the spool (or winding the thing round the spool). Sometimes the spool will be translated, but usually it will be fixed.