Log: meaning, definitions and examples
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log
[ lɒɡ ]
wood
a segment of the trunk or a large branch of a tree when stripped of branches and bark.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- he gathered some dry logs for the fire
- split logs were stacked against the wall
record
an official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- the log showed that the ship had traveled 5,000 miles
- the pilot's log book
Translations
Translations of the word "log" in other languages:
🇵🇹 tronco
- registro
- logaritmo
🇮🇳 लकड़ी का टुकड़ा
🇩🇪 Holzstück
- Protokoll
- Logarithmus
🇮🇩 bongkahan kayu
🇺🇦 колода
- журнал
- логарифм
🇵🇱 kłoda
- dziennik
- logarytm
🇯🇵 丸太
- ログ
- 対数
🇫🇷 bûche
- journal
- logarithme
🇪🇸 tronco
- registro
- logaritmo
🇹🇷 kütük
- günlük
- logaritma
🇰🇷 통나무
- 로그
- 로그함수
🇸🇦 جذع
- سجل
- لوغاريتم
🇨🇿 kmen
- záznam
- logaritmus
🇸🇰 kmen
- záznam
- logaritmus
🇨🇳 木头
- 日志
- 对数
🇸🇮 deblo
- dnevnik
- logaritem
🇮🇸 trjábolur
- skrá
- logaritmi
🇰🇿 бөрене
- журнал
- логарифм
🇬🇪 მორი
- ჟურნალი
- ლოგარითმი
🇦🇿 kütük
- jurnal
- loqarifm
🇲🇽 tronco
- registro
- logaritmo
Word origin
The word 'log' has origins in Middle English, from Old Norse 'lag', meaning 'felled tree'. Over time, the word 'log' evolved to encompass various meanings related to wood, records, and measurements. It has been used in nautical contexts to refer to a ship's record of events and in forestry to describe a segment of a tree trunk. The verb form of 'log' emerged later to denote the act of recording information in an official document.
See also: clog, logger, logging, logic, login, logjam, logo, logout, logs, prologue, unlogged, weblog.