Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun journal

5 senses of journal

Sense 1
diary, journal -- (a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations)
       => writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")

Sense 2
journal -- (a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals")
       => periodical -- (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)

Sense 3
daybook, journal -- (a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred)
       => ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book -- (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books")

Sense 4
journal -- (a record book as a physical object)
       => book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")

Sense 5
journal -- (the part of the axle contained by a bearing)
       => axle -- (a shaft on which a wheel rotates)