Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: log, logarithm

'log'

[log.n.01] as in: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

'log'

[logarithm.n.01] as in: the exponent required to produce a given number

'log'

[log.n.03] as in: a written record of messages sent or received

Examples:
they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station
an email log

'log'

[log.n.04] as in: a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)

'log'

[log.n.05] as in: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water

'log'

[log.v.01] as in: enter into a log, as on ships and planes

'log'

[log.v.02] as in: cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Origins

					log (English)
└── logge (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── loge (French)