Journal
['dʒɜːn(ə)l] or ['dʒɝnl]
Definition
(noun.) the part of the axle contained by a bearing.
(noun.) a record book as a physical object.
(noun.) a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; 'he reads the medical journals'.
Typist: Norton--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Daily; diurnal.
(a.) A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.
(a.) A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions.
(a.) A daily register of the ship's course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage, etc.
(a.) The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk.
(a.) A newspaper published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication, giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies, etc.
(a.) That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.
(a.) That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box.
Checker: Maisie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Diary, daily register.[2]. Newspaper, magazine, periodical.
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Definition
n. (mech.) that part of a shaft or axle which rests in the bearings.—v.t. to insert as a shaft in a journal-bearing.
n. a daily register or diary: a book containing an account of each day's transactions: a newspaper published daily or otherwise: a magazine: the transactions of any society.—n. Journalese′ the language of journalism.—v.i. Jour′nalīse to write articles for a journal.—v.t. to enter in a journal:—pr.p. jour′nalīsing; pa.p. jour′nalīsed.—ns. Jour′nalism the keeping of a journal: the profession of conducting or writing for public journals; Jour′nalist one who writes for or conducts a newspaper.—adj. Journalist′ic pertaining to journalism.
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Examples
- I have not got the ship's journal to refer to, and I cannot now call to mind the latitude and longitude. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Oh, I don't think a journal's any use--do you? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- What can I recall of her during the past six months, before I close my journal for the night? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Had _Chambers's Journal_ existed in those days, it would certainly have formed Miss Helstone's and Farren's favourite periodical. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The first source of information to which I applied was the journal kept at Blackwater Park by Marian Halcombe. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- That journal finished me. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is curious and pertinent to note that a similar plebiscite taken by a technical journal among its expert readers had exactly the same result. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I may now return to my journal, with some little chance of being able to continue the entries in it as collectedly as usual. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Perhaps the most important part of that journal is the _plan_ to be found in it, which I formed at sea, for regulating the future conduct of my life. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- My familiarity with Marian's journal sufficiently assured me that the elderly lady was Madame Fosco. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The 'Saturday Magazine,' 'Chambers' Journal,' the 'Magasin Pittoresque,' in France, and numerous others, owe their existence to this printing machine. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- My father told me to keep that journal. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Prentice, then editor of the Courier-Journal, and Mr. Tyler, of the Associated Press. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Only one or two copies of this journal are now discoverable, but its appearance can be judged from the reduced facsimile here shown. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- June 21St.--A short entry must suffice in my journal to-day. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Nearly all the journals read by the masses objected from the first to the dictatorship of the group of Premiers, Mr. Wilson being excepted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Read your own public journals. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Not a line more have I received from Walter, not a fragment of news from the expedition has appeared in any of the public journals. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- English journals and writers of that period, without a single exception, spoke of the American reapers which were exhibited as completely successful. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He produced letters and journals, and laid them before Miss Keeldar. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What was this very appointment, which appears in the journals of to-day, but a proof of his kindness to you? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Over a quarter of a million pages of patent-office reports, encyclopedias, trade journals, receipt books, and other special publications have been carefully scrutinized. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Hardly a day goes by that the journals do not contain some reference to Edison's work or remarks; and the items are generally based on an interview. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Nor were American journals backward in this wild exaggeration. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It had been mentioned at the Daybreak, she remarked, on the authority of the journals, that he had been kept in prison for his own safety. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I get all the proceedings of the scientific societies, the principal scientific and trade journals, and read them. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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