tronc — meaning in English

English meaning

• log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
• torso noun The main part of the body, not counting the head, arms, and legs.
• trunk verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.

Senses

tronc is used for these senses in English:

• frustum A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
• log The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
• poor box A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
• torso The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
• tree trunk (botany) The main structural member of a tree.
• trunk (software engineering) In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.

log — full definition

1. noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
2. noun A written record of events, especially a ship's or aircraft's progress, or of computer activity.
3. verb To cut down trees, especially commercially.
4. verb To record something in writing or in a system.

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