LOG
\lˈɒɡ], \lˈɒɡ], \l_ˈɒ_ɡ]\
Definitions of LOG
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
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a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
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the exponent required to produce a given number
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a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
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enter into a log, as on ships and planes
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a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"
By Princeton University
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measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
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a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
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a written record of the transmissions by a radio station
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the exponent required to produce a given number
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a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
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enter into a log, as on ships and planes
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills.
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A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.
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An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water.
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Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
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A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of other items relating to the performance of machinery during a given time.
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A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
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To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run.
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To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs.
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To move to and fro; to rock.
By Oddity Software
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A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills.
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A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.
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An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water.
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Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
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A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of other items relating to the performance of machinery during a given time.
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A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
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To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run.
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To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs.
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To move to and fro; to rock.
By Noah Webster.
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A piece of timber in its natural state; the record of a ship's daily progress; called also logbook; an instrument for measuring the rate of progress of a ship.
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To enter in a logbook.
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To hew down and get out trees.
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Logged.
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Logging.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A Hebrew liquid measure- ¾ or 5/6 of a pint.
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A bulky piece of wood: (naut.) a piece of wood, with a line, for measuring the speed of a ship.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To cut, as logs.
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A bulky piece of timber.
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A weighted board for showing the speed of a vessel, by drawing a line in trailing behind; record of the daily progress and affairs of a vessel.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Dutch] A bulky piece or stick of wood or timber;— an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water;— hence, the record of the rate of a ship’s velocity; a log-book.
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n. [Hebrew] A Jewish liquid measure about five-sixths of a pint.
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- American journalist, verse-writer, editor, lecturer; born in New York city, Oct. 2, 1835. was long known as editor on the Independent(1856-72). established Golden Age(newspaper), but retired from it after two years. 1883 went abroad, where remained. Besides numerous essays fugitive pieces, he has published: "The Sexton's Tale, and Other Poems"(1867); "Sanctum Sanctorum; or, An Editor's Proof Sheets"(1869); "Tempest-Tossed", a romance(1873); "Thou I"(1880); "Suabian Stories",(1882). Died 1907.