locus
a place; locality.
a center or source, as of activities or power:locus of control.
Mathematics. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.
Genetics. the chromosomal position of a gene as determined by its linear order relative to the other genes on that chromosome.
Origin of locus
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How to use locus in a sentence
And even in interviews, the Irishman did little to camouflage his taste for living la vida loca.
Colin Farrell Eyes Return to Hollywood A-List With ‘Total Recall’ Reboot | Chris Lee | August 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLæti tunc dies, festa loca, quæcumque adventu hospitioque dignatur.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamMox enim ut interfecerunt, aufugerunt per avia loca, nihil prd aut pecuni capientes.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignNos eadem loca bona fide, nihil immutantes, prout ab auctoribus novissimis accepimus usui tuo exhibibemus.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II | Edward Luther StevensonProximo, deinde tenent msti loca, qui sibi lethumInsontes peperere manu, lucemque perosiProjecere animas.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Postridie terram attigit Cerauniorum saxa inter, et alia loca periculosa, quietam nactus stationem.
British Dictionary definitions for locus
/ (ˈləʊkəs) /
(in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred
maths a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions: the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle
genetics the position of a particular gene on a chromosome
Origin of locus
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Scientific definitions for locus
[ lō′kəs ]
The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.
The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
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Cultural definitions for locus
plur. loci (loh-seye, loh-keye)
In geometry, the set of all points (and only those points) that satisfy certain conditions; these points form a curve or figure. For example, the locus of all points in space one foot from a given point is a sphere having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. The locus of all points in a plane one foot from a given point is a circle having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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