I. ˈjərn ə l, ˈjə̄n-, ˈjəin- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from journal, adjective, daily, from Latin diurnalis, from diurnus of the day, daily (from dies day + -urnus, as in nocturnus nocturnal) + -alis -al — more at deity , nocturnal
1.
a. : a usually daily record of a journey
b. : a record of current transactions usually kept daily or regularly: as
(1) : daybook 2
(2) : a book of original entry in double-entry bookkeeping either for recording transactions of a particular class (as sales or cash transactions) or for recording transactions not cared for in specialized books
c. : an account of usually day-to-day events written down regularly or as they occur or presented as if written down in this way
d. : a record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use
e. : a record of transactions kept by a deliberative body or an assembly ; specifically : the record of daily proceedings of a legislative body kept by the clerk
f. : logbook , log
2.
[French, from journal (record)]
a. : a daily newspaper
b. : a periodical publication especially dealing with matters of current interest
the editor of a weekly news journal
— often used of official or semiofficial publications of special groups
the Journal of the American Medical Association
3. : the part of a rotating shaft, axle, roll, or spindle that turns in a bearing
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle French — more at journal I
obsolete : diurnal
III. like journal I transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: journal (I)
1. : to support on, provide with, or make into a journal : support on a bearing
journal a pulley on a shaft
2. : to connect by means of a journal
a connecting rod journaled to one end of a walking beam