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log ¹  (lôg, lg)

n.

1.

a. A usually large section of a trunk or limb of a fallen or felled tree.

b. A long thick section of trimmed, unhewn timber.

2. Nautical

a. A device trailed from a ship to determine its speed through the water.

b. A record of a ship's speed, its progress, and any shipboard events of navigational importance.

c. The book in which this record is kept.

3. A record of a vehicle's performance, as the flight record of an aircraft.

4. A record, as of the performance of a machine or the progress of an undertaking: a computer log; a trip log.

v. logged, log·ging, logs

v.tr.

1.

a. To cut down, trim, and haul the timber of (a piece of land).

b. To cut (timber) into unhewn sections.

2. To enter in a record, as of a ship or an aircraft.

3. To travel (a specified distance, time, or speed): logged 30,000 air miles in April.

4. To spend or accumulate (time): had logged 25 years with the company.

v.intr.

To cut down, trim, and haul timber.

Phrasal Verbs:

log in/on

To enter into a computer the information required to begin a session.

log out/off

To enter into a computer the command to end a session.

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[Middle English logge.]

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log ²  (lôg, lg)

n.

A logarithm.

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log¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

a.  a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree, when stripped of branches

b.  (modifier) constructed out of logs a log cabin

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics)

a.  a detailed record of a voyage of a ship or aircraft

b.  a record of the hours flown by pilots and aircrews

c.  a book in which these records are made; logbook

3. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a written record of information about transmissions kept by radio stations, amateur radio operators, etc.

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms)

a.  a device consisting of a float with an attached line, formerly used to measure the speed of a ship See also chip log

b. 

heave the log to determine a ship's speed with such a device

5. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Austral a claim for better pay and conditions presented by a trade union to an employer

like a log without stirring or being disturbed (in the phrase sleep like a log)

vb logs, logging, logged

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) to fell the trees of (a forest, area, etc.) for timber

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (tr) to saw logs from (trees)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (intr) to work at the felling of timber

4. (tr) to enter (a distance, event, etc.) in a logbook or log

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to record the punishment received by (a sailor) in a logbook

6. (tr) to travel (a specified distance or time) or move at (a specified speed)

[origin obscure]

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log²

n

(Mathematics) short for logarithm

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log  (lôg)

A logarithm.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	log - a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches nurse log - a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants saw log - log large enough to be sawed into boards wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	log - the exponent required to produce a given number logarithm exponent, index, power - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself common logarithm - a logarithm to the base 10 Napierian logarithm, natural logarithm - a logarithm to the base e
	3.	log - a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log" written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
	4.	log - a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
	5.	log - 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 harpoon log - a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance log line - a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something patent log, screw log, taffrail log - a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Verb	1.	log - enter into a log, as on ships and planes record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form clock up, log up - record a distance travelled; on planes and cars
	2.	log - cut lumber, as in woods and forests lumber fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

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log

noun

1. stump, block, branch, chunk, trunk, bole, piece of timber He dumped the logs on the big stone hearth.

2. record, listing, account, register, journal, chart, diary, tally, logbook, daybook The complaint was recorded in the ship's log.

verb

record, report, enter, book, note, register, chart, put down, tally, set down, make a note of Details of the crime are logged in the computer.

Translations

log¹ [lɒg]

A. N

1. [of wood] → tronco m, leño m
see also sleep C

2. = logbook

B. VT

1. (Naut, Aer) → anotar, apuntar

2. (Aut) (also log up) [+ distance] → recorrer
we logged 50 kilometres that day → ese día recorrimos or cubrimos 50 kilómetros

C. VI → cortar(y transportar)troncos

D. CPD log cabin N → cabaña f de troncos or de madera
log fire N → fuego m de leña

log in (Comput)

A. VI + ADV → acceder al sistema, entrar en el sistema

B. VT + ADV → meter en el sistema

log off VI + ADV & VT + ADV = log out

log on VI + ADV & VT + ADV = log in

log out (Comput)

A. VI + ADV → salir del sistema, terminar de operar

B. VT + ADV → sacar del sistema

log up VT + ADV (Aut) [+ distance] → recorrer
we logged up 50 kilometres that day → ese día recorrimos or cubrimos 50 kilómetros

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log² [lɒg]

A. N ABBR (Math) =logarithm → logaritmo m

B. CPD log tables NPL → tablas fpl de logaritmos

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log [ˈlɒg]

n

(= piece of wood) → bûche f

(= record) → journal m
to keep a log of sth → tenir un journal de qch
ship's log → journal de bord
He wrote about what he had seen in his ship's log → Il a écrit sur ce qu'il avait vu dans son journal de bord.

n abbr (=logarithm) → log m

vt [+ fact, detail] → enregistrer

log in

vi (COMPUTING) → ouvrir une session

log into

vt fus [+ computer] → se connecter à
to log into one's account → se connecter sur son compte

log off

vi (COMPUTING) → fermer la session

log on

vi (COMPUTING) → se connecter log out vi (COMPUTING) → fermer la session

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log¹

n → Baumstamm m; (= short length of tree trunk) → Block m, → Klotz m; (for a fire) → Scheit nt; to sleep like a log → wie ein Stein schlafen

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log²

n

(Naut: = apparatus) → Log nt

(= record) → Aufzeichnungen pl; (Naut) → Logbuch nt; to keep a log of something → über etw (acc) → Buch führen

(Comput) → Protokoll nt

vt

(= record) → Buch führen über (+acc); (Naut) → (ins Logbuch) eintragen; (Comput) → protokollieren; details are logged in the computer → Einzelheiten sind im Computer gespeichert

(= travel) → zurücklegen

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log³ abbr of logarithm → log; log tables → Logarithmentafel f

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log [lɒg]

1. n

a. (for fire) → ceppo; (tree trunk) → tronco

b. = logbook

2. n abbr =logarithm → log

3. vt

a. (Naut, Aer) → annotare or registrare sul giornale di bordo

b. (Aut) (also log up) (speed) → fare; (distance) → coprire
to log 50 mph → fare 80 km/h

log in log on vi + adv (Comput) → aprire una sessione (con codice di riconoscimento)

log off log out vi + adv (Comput) → terminare una sessione

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log

n log [log]

1 a thick piece of unshaped wood The trees were sawn into logs and taken to the sawmill. blok hout كُتْلَه خَشَبِيَّه цепеница kláda kævle der Holzklotz κούτσουρο tronco, leño puunott, halg کنده tukki rondin, bûche בּוּל עֵץ तना klada tuskó kayu gelondongan trjábútur/-bolur ceppo, ciocco 丸太 통나무 rąstas, rąstgalys klucis; bluķis; baļķis balak blok tømmerstokk, trestamme kłoda toro buştean, butuc чурбан klada, brvno hlod panj []stock ไม้ซุง kütük 原木 колода; деревина درخت کا کٹا ہوا ٹہنا، لٹھا khúc củi 原木

2 a logbook The captain of the ship entered the details in the log. dagboek, joernaal سِجِل سُرْعَة السَّفينَه أو الطّائِرَه дневник lodní deník logbog das Log ημερολόγιο πλοίου cuaderno de bitácora logiraamat دفتر گزارش lokikirja journal de bord יוֹמָן रोजनामचा brodski dnevnik hajónapló buku harian leiðar-/flugbók (giornale di bordo) 航海[]日誌 항해 일지 laivo/lėktuvo žurnalas (kuģa, lidmašīnas u.tml.) žurnāls; dienasgrāmata buku log logboek loggbok, kjørebok dziennik pokładowy diário de bordo jurnal de bord судовой журнал lodný denník ladijski dnevnik brodski dnevnik loggbok บันทึกข้อมูลในการเดินทางของเรือหรือเครื่องบิน seyir defteri 航海日志 судновий журнал تفصیل نامہ sổ lộ trình 航海日志

v – past tense, past participle logged –

to write down or record in a logbook (especially the distance covered during a journey). aanteken يُسَجِّل مَسافَة الرِّحلَه водя дневник zapsat do lodního deníku føre logbog ins Logbuch eintragen καταχωρίζω στο ημερολόγιο πλοίου escribir en el cuaderno de bitácora logiraamatusse märkima ثبت کردن در دفتر گزارش kirjata lokiin inscrire au journal de bord לְתָעֵד वृक्ष काटना ubilježiti mencatat færa inn í (registrare nel giornale di bordo) 航海[]日誌をつける (일지에) 기록하다 užrašyti/registruoti žurnale atzīmēt (kuģa, lidmašīnas u.tml.) žurnālā/dienasgrāmatā mencatat sesuatu ke dalam buku log in het logboek opschrijven føre inn, skrive opp wpisać do dziennika pokładowego registar a scrie în jurnalul de bord вносить в судовой журнал zapísať do lodného denníka vpisati v ladijski dnevnik voditi beleške föra in i loggboken จดบันทึก seyir defterine yazmak 把...記入航海日誌 вносити до суднового журналу تفصیل نامے میں درج کرنا ghi vào sổ lộ trình 把...记入航海日志

n logbook

an official record of the journey of a ship or aeroplane All the details of the flight were entered in the logbook. skeepsjoernaal, vlugjoernaal سِجِل رِحْلَة الطّائِرَه أو السَّفينَه бордови дневник lodní/palubní deník logbog das Logbuch επίσημο αρχείο κίνησης πλοίου ή αεροπλάνου cuaderno de bitácora logiraamat دفتر گزارش روزانه lokikirja livre de bord; carnet de vol יוֹמָן מָסָע जहाज़ का पक्का रोजनामचा, जिसमें हर रोज जहाज़ की यात्रा में होने वाली सब घटनाओं और गति-मापक काष्ठ-खंड द्वारा सूचित जहाज़ की गति का पक्का रिकार्ड या हिसाब-किताब लिखा जाता हैं, लॉग बुक brodski dnevnik menetnapló catatan perjalanan leiðar-/flugbók (giornale di bordo) 航海[]日誌 항해 일지 laivo/lėktuvo žurnalas (kuģa, lidmašīnas u.tml.) žurnāls; dienasgrāmata buku log logboek loggbok, skipsdagbok dziennik pokładowy diário de bordo jurnal de bord судовой журнал; журнал полётов lodný / palubný denník ladijski dnevnik; dnevnik poleta brodski ili avionski dnevnik loggbok สมุดรายงาน seyir/uçuş jurnali 航海或飛行日誌 судновий журнал تفصیل نامہ sổ lộ trình 航海或飞行日志

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log → لوغارتم poleno bjælke Baumstamm κούτσουρο tronco tukki rondin cjepanica tronco 丸太 통나무 logboek tømmerstokk kloc tronco бревно loggbok ไม้เป็นท่อน tomruk khúc gỗ 航行日志