A journal is a magazine, especially one that deals with a specialized subject.
All our results are published in scientific journals.
Synonyms: magazine, record, review, register More Synonyms of journal
2. countable noun
A journal is a daily or weekly newspaper. The word journal is often used in the name of the paper.
He was a newspaperman for The New York Times and some other journals.
...The Wall Street Journal.
Synonyms: newspaper, paper, daily, weekly More Synonyms of journal
3. countable noun
A journal is an account which you write of your daily activities.
Sara confided to her journal.
On the plane he wrote in his journal.
Synonyms: diary, record, history, log More Synonyms of journal
journal in British English
(ˈdʒɜːnəl)
noun
1.
a newspaper or periodical
2.
a book in which a daily record of happenings, etc, is kept
3.
an official record of the proceedings of a legislative body
4. accounting
a. Also called: Book of Original Entry
one of several books in which transactions are initially recorded to facilitate subsequent entry in the ledger
b. another name for daybook
5.
the part of a shaft or axle in contact with or enclosed by a bearing
6.
a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
Word origin
C14: from Old French: daily, from Latin diurnālis; see diurnal
journal in American English
(ˈdʒɜrnəl)
noun
1.
a.
a daily record of happenings, as a diary
b.
a collection of one's thoughts or observations, written over time as on a particular topic or as a creative exercise
2.
a record of the transactions of a legislature, club, etc.
3.
a daily newspaper
often used in newspaper titles
4.
any newspaper or periodical, as one dealing with scientific or professional matters
5. Accounting
a.
daybook
b.
a book of original entry, used in the double-entry system, for recording all transactions, in the order in which they occur, with an indication of the special accounts to which they belong
6. Mechanics
the part of a rotary axle or shaft that turns in a bearing
verb intransitive
7.
to keep a journal (sense 1)
Word origin
ME, book containing forms of worship for the day hours (Little Hours) < OFr, lit.,daily < L diurnalis < dies, day (see deity); (sense 3) prob. via It giornale, of same orig.; (sense 6) orig. Scot
journal in Mechanical Engineering
(dʒɜrnəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) journals
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
The journal of a shaft or axle is the part of it that is in contact with or enclosed by a bearing.
The journal of the shaft (the part in contact with the bearing) slides over the bearing surface.
If a main bearing has suffered wear then the journal supported by the bearing will take up a lower position.
The journal of a shaft or axle is the part of it that is in contact with or enclosed by a bearing.
journal in Retail
(dʒɜrnəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) journals
noun
(Retail: Management accounts)
A journal is a book in which transactions are recorded before they are entered into a ledger.
SIMILAR WORDS:
book of account
, book of original entry
, daybook
The journal shows all purchases, sales, receipts, and deliveries of securities, and all otherdebits and credits.
Transactions are periodically posted from the journal to ledger accounts.
A journal is a book in which transactions are recorded before they are entered into a ledger.
journal in Accounting
(dʒɜrnəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) journals
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements)
A journal is a book in which transactions are recorded before they are entered into a ledger.
SIMILAR WORDS:
book of account
, book of original entry
, daybook
The journal shows all purchases, sales, receipts, and deliveries of securities, and all otherdebits and credits.
Transactions are periodically posted from the journal to ledger accounts.
A journal is a book in which transactions are recorded before they are entered into a ledger.
adjusting journal entry, general journal
Related wordsA ledger is a book in which a company or organization writes down the amounts of money thatit spends and receives, and a cash book is a book in which all cash or check receipts and expenditures are recorded.