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Meaning of log in English

log
noun [ C ]
uk
/lɒɡ/ us
/lɑːɡ/

log noun [C] (WOOD)

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a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire
 
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log noun [C] (RECORD)

a full written record of a journey, a period of time, or an event:
the ship's log
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log noun [C] (NUMBER)

informal for logarithm
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log
verb
uk
/lɒɡ/ us
/lɑːɡ/
-gg-

log verb (CUT WOOD)

[ I or T ]
to cut down trees so that you can use their wood:
The forest has been so heavily logged that it is in danger of disappearing.
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log verb (RECORD)

[ T ]
to officially record something:
The Better Business Bureau has logged more than 90 complaints.
[ T ]
(UK also log up)
to travel and record a particular distance
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Phrasal verbs

log in/on
log off/out
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log | American Dictionary

log
noun [ C ]
us
/lɔɡ, lɑɡ/

log noun [C] (WOOD)

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a thick piece of tree trunk or branch:
Stack the logs near the fireplace.

log noun [C] (RECORD)

a full, written record of a trip, a period of time, or an event:
a ship’s log
log
verb
us
/lɔɡ, lɑɡ/
-gg-

log verb (RECORD)

[ T ]
to put information into a written record:
[ T ] The police have logged several complaints about loud parties in that building.
[ T ] He has logged over 1500 hours of flying time (= flown and recorded this amount).

log verb (WOOD)

[ I/T ]
to cut down trees for their wood, or to remove trees from a place by cutting them down:
[ T ] Timber companies logged these mountains for years.
[ T ] The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing plans to log more trees in Western Oregon.

Phrasal verbs

log off
log on
(Definition of log from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

log | Business English

log
verb [ T ]
uk
/lɒɡ/ us
-gg-
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to write something down to make an official record of it:
log sth in/into sth Supervisors log an employee's driver's license number into a database.
log a call/claim/complaint During the first seven months of the year, the company logged 170 complaints.
to manage to do or get a particular number of something, especially a large number:
The company has logged about 550 orders for new aircraft this year.

Phrasal verbs

log in
log out
log
noun [ C ]
uk
/lɒɡ/ us
(also log book)
an official record of something:
keep a log (of sth) You should keep a log of your business travel to ensure you have proof of your expenses.
a user/visitor log The security guard wrote our names in the visitor log.
a learning/maintenance/production log The repairmen keep detailed maintenance log books.
a flight/ship's log
a daily/weekly/monthly log Project managers are instructed to keep a daily log of their activities.
(Definition of log from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of log

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I have also estimated models using the log of the actual size of the agency's initial budget in 1992 dollars.
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Historians, politicians and political scientists have always known that log-rolling and agenda manipulation go on, so what is the added value?
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Significant linear, positive regressions were obtained between log-transformed soil matric potential at the three depths (r2 = 80-92%).
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After log in the user opens the forms he or she needs and fills them in.
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Additionally, there were six log files with totally different searches from questionnaire reports.
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Experiments were undertaken with cultures in the log phase of growth.
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Linear regressions of log-transformed viability data in relation with time were significant for every microhabitat, even though the explained variances differed.
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Furthermore, data logs need triangulation in order to be useful.
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They further suggest a modified relationship for the log of the mean viability period as a function of storage temperature and moisture content.
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Figures expressed as percentages were arcsine transformed, while puncture numbers on seeds were log transformed before analysis.
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Where readings within 0.5 m of the sampling point were obscured by trees or fallen logs, the point was recorded as missing data.
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In 1999, the site was legally protected from hunting, logging and goldmining.
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The lower case letters denote the log deviations of variables from their steady-state values.
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If timber price were to fall by a third, then benefits are still comparable to half the proceeds of logging being invested.
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However, the long-term effects of logging on plant and animal communities remain uncertain.
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Collocations with log

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cedar log
The main bathhouse has five cedar log tubs each in a private room.
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hollow log
The body is made of a hollow log, with the inside scraped and chiseled.
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log bridge
In the 1760s, a crude log bridge, later replaced by a wooden plank bridge, was built on the site.
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Translations of log

in Chinese (Traditional)
木材, （尤指燒火用的）圓木，木材, 記錄…
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木材, （尤指烧火用的）圆木，木材, 记录…
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tronco, tronco [masculine, singular]…
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tronco de árvore, tora, lenha…
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ओंडका, झाडाच्या खोडाचा किंवा फांद्याचा जाड तुकडा, विशेषत: आगीत जाळण्यासाठी कापलेला तुकडा…
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丸太, 丸太（まるた）, 記録（きろく）…
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ağaç kütüğü, odun, kütük…
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bûche [feminine], registre [masculine], consigner…
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tronc…
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blok, logboek, in het logboek opschrijven…
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ஒரு அடர்த்தியான மரத்தடி அல்லது கிளை, குறிப்பாக நெருப்பில் எரிவதற்கான ஒரு வெட்டு…
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प्रायः जलावन हेतु लकड़ी का एक लट्ठा…
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કાપેલાં લાકડાનું ઢીમચું, થળ…
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kævle, logbog, føre logbog…
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[timmer]stock, loggbok, föra in i loggboken…
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balak, buku log, mencatat sesuatu ke dalam buku log…
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der Holzklotz, das Log, ins Logbuch eintragen…
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vedstykke [neuter], tømmerstokk [masculine], logg [masculine]…
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لکڑی کا کندہ…
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колода, деревина, судновий журнал…
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бревно, полено, судовой или бортовой журнал…
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చెట్టు కాండం లేదా కొమ్మ యొక్క మందపాటి ముక్క, ముఖ్యంగా నిప్పు మీద కాల్చడానికి కత్తిరించబడినది…
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جِذْع…
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কাটা গাছের গুঁড়ি, আগুন জ্বালানোর জন্য কাটা কাঠ…
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kláda, lodní deník, zapsat do lodního deníku…
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kayu gelondongan, buku harian, mencatat…
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ไม้ซุง, บันทึกข้อมูลในการเดินทางของเรือหรือเครื่องบิน, จดบันทึก…
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khúc củi, sổ lộ trình, ghi vào sổ lộ trình…
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kłoda, dziennik, zapisywać (w dzienniku )…
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ceppo, ciocco, (giornale di bordo)…
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