# log (material)

a piece of wood that is a shape

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: draft  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: Lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion), [substance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-substance.material), [form](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-form.shape)

**Through:** the portion of material is cut into a shape

**Novel properties:**
- cylindrical form
- usable as fuel
- structural unit

## Examples
- The 2023 Yarnell Hill wildfire burned 8,700 acres of ponderosa pine logs in Arizona. *(ecology)*
- Logs from the 1889 Oji River timber raft floated 200 miles down Japan's Tone River. *(transport)*
- The Lincoln Log cabin at Hildene in Vermont was built from white pine logs in 1900. *(architecture)*

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