patent log

pat·ent log

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt- lawg, log]
- /ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt- lɔg, lɒg/
- /ˈpeɪ.tənt lɒɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt- lawg, log]
- /ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt- lɔg, lɒg/

Definitions of patent log words

noun patent log any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship by means of a vaned rotor streamed at the end of a log line upon which it exerts a torsion transmitted to a registering device on board. 1
noun patent log any of several mechanical devices for measuring the speed of a vessel and the distance travelled, consisting typically of a trailing rotor that registers its rotations on a meter 0

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Origin of patent log

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Patent log

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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patent log popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

patent log usage trend in Literature

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