English Explanatory Dictionary

journal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
  2. A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
  3. A chronological record of payments or receipts.
  4. A general journal.
  5. A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.
verb
  1. To archive or record something.
  2. To scrapbook.
adj
  1. Daily.
noun
  1. The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
noun
  1. the part of a rotating shaft or axle that rests on the bearing
verb
  1. To insert (a shaft, an axle, etc.) into a journal bearing.

Pronunciation

jûrʹnəl /ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-journal.wav en-ca-journal.ogg

Word forms

journal journals journall journaling journalling journaled journalled journaux

Etymology

From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.

Synonyms

daybook diary

Related words

diary diurnal Jupiter

Derived words

after image journal art journal before image journal bullet journal conversational journal cyberjournal e-journal item journal journalese journalise journalism journalist journalistic journalization journalize journal tape medical journal megajournal mirror server journal peer-reviewed journal photojournal predatory journal pseudojournal purchase journal sale journal symptom journal trade journal transaction journal journal bearing journal box
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