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41log — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English logge Date: 14th century 1. a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree; especially a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing and over six feet (1.8 meters) long 2. an… …
42log — [14] Log is a mystery word. It first turns up (in the sense ‘felled timber’) towards the end of the 14th century, but it has no ascertainable relatives in any other language. Nor is it altogether clear how the sense ‘ship’s record’ came about. It …
43log — [14] Log is a mystery word. It first turns up (in the sense ‘felled timber’) towards the end of the 14th century, but it has no ascertainable relatives in any other language. Nor is it altogether clear how the sense ‘ship’s record’ came about. It …
44log reel — Naut. a reel from which the line of a log chip runs. [1855 60] * * * …
45log-cabin\ Republican — A conservative Republican who also hapens to be gay. This group has been moderately successful at softening the hard line anti gay perception of the Republican party. The log cabin Republicans have been pushing the party to eliminate their anti… …
46log-cabin\ Republican — A conservative Republican who also hapens to be gay. This group has been moderately successful at softening the hard line anti gay perception of the Republican party. The log cabin Republicans have been pushing the party to eliminate their anti… …
47Log-linear least-squares method — A statistical technique for fitting a curve to a set of data points. One of the variables is transformed by taking its logarithm, and then a straight line is fitted to the transformed set of data points. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
48log-linear least-squares method — A statistical technique for fitting a curve to a set of data points. One of the variables is transformed by taking its logarithm , and then a straight line is fitted to the transformed set of data points. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
49Chip log — A chip log, also called common log, ship log or just log, is a navigation tool used by mariners to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. Contents 1 Construction 2 Usage 3 Origins …
50taffrail log — noun a cigar shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship s speed • Syn: ↑patent log, ↑screw log • Hypernyms: ↑log * * * noun : a log that is mounted on the taffrail of a ship and consists of a rotator, log line, and recording device co …
