"in situ" meaning in English

See in situ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈsɪt(j)uː/, /ɪnˈsiːt(j)uː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-in situ.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in + sitū, ablative singular of situs. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|in}} Latin in Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} in situ (not comparable)
  1. In its original position or place. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_situ-en-adj-y8XcwoMu

Adverb

IPA: /ɪnˈsɪt(j)uː/, /ɪnˈsiːt(j)uː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-in situ.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in + sitū, ablative singular of situs. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|in}} Latin in Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} in situ (not comparable)
  1. In its original position or place. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: on site, on the ground, in loco, in utero, in vivo Translations (in its original position or place): na místě (Czech), in situ (Polish), in situ (Romanian), на месте (na meste) (Russian), na mieste (Slovak), in situ (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-in_situ-en-adv-y8XcwoMu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 87

Alternative forms

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