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JOURNAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the axle contained by a bearing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("journal" is a kind of...):
axle (a shaft on which a wheel rotates)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A record book as a physical object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("journal" is a kind of...):
book; volume (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "journal"):
daybook; ledger (an accounting journal as a physical object)
diary (a personal journal (as a physical object))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
Synonyms:
diary; journal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("journal" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "journal"):
blog; web log (a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A periodical dedicated to a particular subject
Example:
he reads the medical journals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("journal" is a kind of...):
periodical (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "journal"):
annals (reports of the work of a society or learned body etc)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
Synonyms:
daybook; journal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("journal" is a kind of...):
account book; book; book of account; ledger; leger (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb journal
Context examples:
The results of the clinical trial have been published in the peer-reviewed journal, JCI Insight.
(Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Developed in Australia Shows Promise, VOA)
I shall continue my journal concerning the stranger at intervals, should I have any fresh incidents to record.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The study appears in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
(New Test May Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early, VOA News)
But, perhaps, I keep no journal.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
A standardized survey developed and published by Kurt Kroenke, Robert Spitzer and Janet Williams in 2002 in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine which is used to assess the severity of an individual's somatic symptoms.
(Patient Health Questionnaire - 15 Item, NCI Thesaurus)
The findings were published in the journal The Lancet.
(Biological Link Found Between Stress, Heart Disease, VOA)
No clinical trial using Essiac in humans has been reported in a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, and the FDA has not approved the use of Essiac for the treatment of any medical conditions.
(Essiac, NCI Dictionary)
The study was published in the journal Current Biology.
(Plastic Eating Worm Could Help Ease Pollution, VOA)
Miss Mills and her journal were my sole consolation at this period.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Journal of Gerontology, 37(3), 323-329.). (Reproduced with permission.
(Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
