Definition of journals in English

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Noun Plural: journals
journal - a record book as a physical object
		volume, book the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
		daybook, ledger an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"
journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"
		periodical a publication that appears at fixed intervals
journal - the part of the axle contained by a bearing
journal - a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
		diary
		piece of writing, written material, writing the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
journal - a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
		daybook

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journal (Noun)
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc. ; daybook.
journal (Noun)
A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
journal (Noun)
The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.
journal (Noun)
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.
journal (Verb)
To archive or record something.
journal (Verb)
To scrapbook.
journal (Adjective)
Daily.

journal (a.)
Daily; diurnal.
journal (a.)
A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.
journal (a.)
A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions.
journal (a.)
A daily register of the ship's course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage, etc.
journal (a.)
The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk.
journal (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.
journal (a.)
That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.
journal (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.

journal
Print product for entertainment being informative, enjoyable and rich in pictures.
journal
To archive or record something.

journal
jur′nal, 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. [Fr.,—L. diurnalis.]
journal
jur′nal, 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

journal
in navigation, a sort of diary, or daily register of the ship’s course, winds, and weather; together with a general account of whatever is material to be remarked in the period of a sea-voyage.
In all sea-journals, the day, or what is called the 24 hours, terminates at noon, because the errors of the dead-reckoning are at that period generally corrected by a solar observation. The daily compact usually contains the state of the weather; the variation, increase, or diminution of the wind; and the suitable shifting, reducing, or enlarging the quantity of sail extended; as also the most material incidents of the voyage, and the condition of the ship and her crew; together with the discovery of other ships or fleets, land, shoals, breakers, soundings, &c.
The form of keeping journals is very different in merchant-ships; but one method appears to be invariably pursued in the navy, which nevertheless is certainly capable of improvement, because no form can be properly called perfect, that leaves as great a space for one day’s work, the matter of which may be contained in very few lines, as for another that abounds with important incidents, so as to occupy ten times the space. If therefore there be any such thing as propriety of method on this occasion, it seems to imply, that the space containing, should conform to the matter contained, which will necessarily be greater or less, according to circumstances.

journal
Synonymous at sea with log-book; it is a daily register of the ship's course and distance, the winds and weather, and a general account of whatever is of importance. In sea-journals, the day, or twenty-four hours, used to terminate at noon, because the ship's position is then generally determined by observation; but the shore account of time is now adopted afloat. In machinery, journal is the bearing part of a shaft, upon which it rests on its Y's or bearings.

journal
(Fr.). A public record or general orderly book, kept in the French service, and in which every transaction that occurred during a siege is entered by the governor of the town, for the inspection of a superior authority. The general officer who carried on the siege of a place likewise kept a document of the same kind, and minuted down everything that happened under his command. So that the journal which was kept in this manner was a circumstantial detail of what occurred, day after day, during the attack and defense of a town.

A journal or a diary is a book written by a person about their life. A journal could also be a daily record of events or business. It is a nonfiction form of writing. Personal journals are called diaries. A famous diarist was Anne Frank.