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to record

to record

89 2.6
To show a measurement or change on a device
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛkərd/
: registrar
  • Once the questions were formed, the six participating teachers explored and recorded the responses of their pupils.
  • record data
  • record movements
  • record under identical conditions

So, all being normal, the detector will always record no light.

Examples

  • We've been recording between 25 and 75 earthquakes per day.

  • The scientist will record the temperature every hour using the new thermometer.

  • Make sure your team is recording this.

  • And they had no idea it's being tape recorded.

  • Also, the time involved in recording the data was challenging for some schools.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Both indicated that they recorded information about disabilities because they have the experience to identify them.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The speech of the NH-EM group was recorded only once at Visit 2.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Second, children's weight and height were recorded during regularly scheduled physical activity classes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The 90-minute focus group interview was recorded using both a digital voice recorder and a video recorder.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Tigers are adept swimmers and have been recorded easily swimming across rivers.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to show
vsto record
∞ 1.0

To give proof that something is true

is about detecting or capturing data by devices rather than proving a truth
to write down
vsto record
538 1.1

Put information on paper to help you remember it later

focuses on device-based detection or display, not manual handwriting
to document
vsto record
273 3.4

To write or save information to show proof

is more about instruments showing measurements than formal written evidence
to read
vsto record
124 3.9

To show a measurement or number on a device

notices or marks measurements rather than only accessing them
to save
vsto record
  • Specialized
102 1.3

Record data on a computer to use later

focuses on detecting or showing measurements, not only storing data
to log
vsto record
98 3.0

To write down events or information to keep a record

is typically device-based display or detection rather than organized human lists
to chronicle
vsto record
68 5.7

To write events in the order they happened

focuses on instruments capturing measurements rather than long historical narratives
to note
vsto record
24 1.3

To write something down so you do not forget it

is about capturing measurements with devices rather than brief manual entries
to register
vsto record
  • Specialized
22 4.6

To show a measurement or reading on a device

captures general data or readings from devices rather than one value
to tape record
vsto record
  • Archaic
19 3.2

To put voices or sounds on tape to play them later

covers measuring or noting various data by instruments, not only sound storage

Antonyms

205 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

Idioms

off the record
  • Literature
92 6.8

Said to a reporter that is not for publication

Give the true facts to fix a wrong idea

Happens very quickly, faster than usual

To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed

Phrasal Verbs

Do better than anyone before in a sport or activity

to tape record
  • Archaic
19 3.2

To put voices or sounds on tape to play them later

Compounds

274 3.5

Better than any earlier time, number or measurement

medical record
  • Specialized
116 2.3

A written file with a patient's health history and treatments

113 3.7

A history of past success that shows ability and reliability

A list of crimes a court says someone is guilty of

75 3.0

The best official result in the world for a sport or event

public record
  • Formal
68 3.0

An official document a government must keep and let people read

A business that makes, promotes, and sells music and supports artists

22 2.3

A book that lists official facts or achievements

A written document that gives reliable information about past events

19 3.0

A machine that plays music from vinyl discs using a needle

broken record
  • Offensive
18 4.9

A person who keeps saying the same thing until others get annoyed

Keeping written or digital information so you can find it later

12 3.2

A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

7 3.0

A set of songs released together with one cover

6 6.4

The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote

5 3.2

A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music

Someone's best result in a sport or activity

3 3.1

The highest amount ever paid for something

A person or thing that beats a previous record

3 4.1

Fastest time ever recorded at a race track for a distance

2 6.6

A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable

A person who writes and saves important official information in files

A list that shows events in the order they happened, often with dates

A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season

1 3.0

A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record

record-keeping
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Relating to arranging and storing written or digital information

stuck record
  • Informal
1 7.4

A person who repeats the same thing until it becomes annoying

A paper or cardboard cover that protects a vinyl record

record album
  • Archaic
1 2.8

A book or case that holds and protects vinyl records

A cover for a vinyl record that protects it and shows the album art

expense record
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A written list of money spent for work or home

1 7.1

A person or company whose name appears on the company's list of owners of shares on a certain date

graphical record
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A chart that shows numbers or data so you can see trends

stock of record
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date

record changer
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row

record hop
  • Archaic
1 8.6

An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records

How Precise

to measure
669 1.0
to record
89 2.6
to detect
563 3.2
to observe
605 2.4

Surface Forms

record infinitive
recorded past
recorded past participle
recording present participle
records third person singular

Etymology

To record in the sense of a device showing a measurement comes from the same Latin recordari 'to remember', so the device 'remembers' the numbers or events it shows. That is why we say a sensor 'recorded' no change when nothing was measured.