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loci

[loh-sahy, -kee, -kahy]
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noun
  1. plural of locus.
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locus

[loh-kuh s]
noun, plural lo·ci [loh-sahy, -kee, -kahy] /ˈloʊ saɪ, -ki, -kaɪ/, lo·ca [loh-kuh] /ˈloʊ kə/.
  1. a place; locality.
  2. a center or source, as of activities or power: locus of control.
  3. Mathematics. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.
  4. Genetics. the chromosomal position of a gene as determined by its linear order relative to the other genes on that chromosome.
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Origin of locus

1525–35; < Latin; OL stlocus a place

genius loci

[gen-i-oo s loh-kee; English jee-nee-uh s loh-sahy, -kahy]
noun Latin.
  1. the guardian spirit of a place.
  2. the distinctive character or atmosphere of a place with reference to the impression that it makes on the mind.
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Historical Examples

  • Such are the Loci regarding Indistinctness in the setting out of the definition.

    Aristotle

    George Grote

  • Another work, based on the formula of Concord, was entitled Loci communes theologici.

  • The uncorrected value obtained in any experiment with two loci widely separated will be smaller than the value given in the map.

  • Saluo tamen nobis et heredibus nostris, Regibus Anglie, libero transitu per medium Noui loci in quolibet aduentu nostro ibidem.

  • My remembrance of dates is also nearly entirely dependent on a clear mental vision of their loci in the diagram.

British Dictionary definitions for loci

loci

noun
  1. the plural of locus
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genius loci

noun
  1. the guardian spirit of a place
  2. the special atmosphere of a particular place
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Word Origin

genius of the place

locus

noun plural loci (ˈləʊsaɪ)
  1. (in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred
  2. maths a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditionsthe locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle
  3. genetics the position of a particular gene on a chromosome
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Word Origin

C18: Latin
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Word Origin and History for loci

locus

n.

(plural loci), 1715, "locality," from Latin locus "a place, spot, position," from Old Latin stlocus, literally "where something is placed," from PIE root *st(h)el- "to cause to stand, to place." Used by Latin writers for Greek topos. Mathematical sense by 1750.

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loci in Medicine

locus

(lō′kəs)
n. pl. lo•ci (-sī′, -kē, -kī′)
  1. A place; site.
  2. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
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loci in Science

locus

[lō′kəs]
Plural loci (lō′sī′, -kē, -kī′)
  1. The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.
  2. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
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loci in Culture

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.

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