Definitions for log
lɔg, lɒglog

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lognoun

   a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

2. logarithm, lognoun

   the exponent required to produce a given number

3. lognoun

   a written record of messages sent or received

   "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"

4. lognoun

   a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)

5. logverb

   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

6. logverb

   enter into a log, as on ships and planes

7. log, lumberverb

   cut lumber, as in woods and forests

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lognoun

   (computers) A record of activities performed within a program, or changes in a database or file on a computer, and typically kept as a file in the computer.

2. Lognoun

   Hence: The record of the rate of speed of a ship or airplane, and of the course of its progress for the duration of a voyage; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.

3. Lognoun

   Hence, generally: A record and tabulated statement of the person(s) operating, operations performed, resources consumed, and the work done by any machine, device, or system.

4. Logverb

   To record any event in a logbook, especially an event relating to the operation of a machine or device.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. logverb

   To move to and fro; to rock.

2. Etymology: lōgan, from legh-. Cognate with Old Frisian loch, Old High German luog. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek λέκτρον, Latin lectus, Celtic *leg- (Old Irish lige, Irish luighe), Slavic *ležati (Russian лежать).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lognoun

   A shapeless bulky piece of wood.

   Etymology: The original of this word is not known. Stephen Skinner derives it from liggan , Saxon, to lie; Franciscus Junius from logge, Dutch, sluggish; perhaps the Latin lignum, is the true original.

   Would the light’ning had
   Burnt up those logs that thou’rt injoin’d to pile. William Shakespeare.

   The worms with many feet are bred under logs of timber, and many times in gardens, where no logs are. Francis Bacon.

   Some log, perhaps, upon the waters swam,
   An useless drift, which rudely cut within,
   And hollow’d first a floating trough became,
   And cross some riv’let passage did begin. Dryden.

   The frighted dame
   The log in secret lock’d. John Dryden, Ovid.

   2.An Hebrew measure, which held a quarter of a cab, and consequently five-sixths of a pint. According to Dr. Arbuthnot it was a liquid measure, the seventy-second part of the bath or ephah, and twelfth part of the hin. Augustin Calmet

   A meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. Lev. xiv. 10.

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1. log

   In mathematics, a logarithm (log) is a function that determines the power to which a certain base number must be raised to obtain a specific number. For example, in base 10, the logarithm of 1000 is 3, because 10 must be raised to the power of 3 to get 1000. The standard notation used is logb(n) = x, where b is the base number, n is the number we are taking the logarithm of, and x is the power. If no base is specifically mentioned, it is typically assumed to be 10 (common logarithm) or e (natural logarithm), depending on the context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lognoun

   a Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills

2. Lognoun

   a bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing

3. Lognoun

   an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water

4. Lognoun

   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

5. Lognoun

   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

6. Lognoun

   a weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave

7. Logverb

   to enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run

8. Logverb

   to engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs

9. Logverb

   to move to and fro; to rock

10. Etymology: [Icel. lg a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie. See Lie to lie prostrate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Log

   log, n. a Hebrew liquid measure, believed to be very nearly an English pint. [Heb. lōgh.]

2. Log

   log, n. a bulky piece of wood: a heavy, stupid, or sluggish person.—adj. consisting of logs.—ns. Log′-cab′in, -house, -hut, a cabin or hut built of hewn or unhewn logs, common in new American settlements; Log′gat, a small log or piece of wood: an old game somewhat like nine-pins; Log′gerhead, a blockhead: a dunce: (naut.) a round piece of timber, in a whale-boat, over which the line is passed: a species of sea-turtle: a round mass of iron with a long handle, heated for various purposes.—adj. Log′gerheaded.—ns. Log′-head, a blockhead; Log′-man (Shak.), a man who carries logs: (U.S.) one whose occupation is to cut and remove logs—also Log′ger.—v.t. Log′-roll, to engage in log-rolling.—ns. Log′-roll′er; Log′-roll′ing, a combination for facilitating the collection of logs after the clearing of a piece of land, or for rolling logs into a stream: mutual aid given by politicians for carrying out individual schemes: a system of literary criticism conducted on the lines of mutual admiration or adulation; Log′wood, the dark-red heart-wood of Hæmatoxylon campechianum, a native of Mexico and Central America, whence it is exported in logs.—At loggerheads, at issue, quarrelling about differences of opinion, &c. [Ice. lág, a felled tree, liggja, to lie. Cf. Lie and Log.]

3. Log

   log, n. a piece of wood with a line for measuring the speed of a ship: the record of a ship's progress.—v.t. to exhibit by the indication of the log: to enter in the logbook.—ns. Log′board; Log′book, the official record of the proceedings on board ship: a book kept by the head-master of a board-school for recording attendances and other matters connected with the school; Log′-chip, the board, in the form of a quadrant, attached to a logline; Log′-glass, a 14- or 28-second sand-glass, used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship; Log′line, the line fastened to the log, and marked for finding the speed of a vessel; Log′-reel, a reel on which the logline is wound; Log′-slate, a double slate, marked and ruled in the inside, for recording the log.—Heave the log, to learn the speed of a ship by logline and glass. [Sw. logg, a ship's log, a piece of wood that lies in the water.]

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1. LOG

   What does LOG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LOG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Log

   Log vs. Login -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Log and Login.

Matched Categories

1. • Exponent
   • Fell
   • Record
   • Ship
   • Wood
   • Written Record

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'log' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4416

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'log' in Nouns Frequency: #2283

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Anagrams for log »

1. gol

How to pronounce log?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say log in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of log in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of log in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of log in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Johnson:

   It is not growing like a tree in bulk doth make man better be Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere, A lily of a day is fairer in May Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant of flower and light, In small proportions we just beauties see And in short measures, life may perfect be.

2. Ian Storey:

   If naval and other ships from other countries, including the U.S. would be obliged to use and log them, it could be taken as de facto recognition of China's sovereignty.

3. Kathleen Romig:

   But do I log on regularly to check my account? Absolutely not - and I'm much more interested in Social Security than most people, but that seems deeply normal to me - people are busy and once they've logged on once, they don't bother to do it again. It goes on the back burner.

4. Kelli Thomas-Drake:

   Eventually, from doctor’s offices to the ER and back, it turned into me having to constantly keep up with her medical records, her prescription log, her advanced directives, her medical power of attorney, all kinds of things I didn’t understand at the time.

5. Daniel Markuson:

   What that means is, when browsers log into Facebook, Gmail or anywhere else using a private window, these websites actually know about it, and it will not protect you from being monitored by your ISP, marketers, and even the government if they decide to spy on you.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=log
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=log
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Log
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=log
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=log
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=log