"locus" meaning in English

See locus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊkəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-locus.wav Forms: loci [plural], locuses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊkəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin locus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*stel-}}, {{bor|en|la|locus|}} Latin locus Head templates: {{en-noun|loci|locuses}} locus (plural loci or locuses)
  1. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. Translations (place or locality): място (mjasto) (Bulgarian), местоположение (mestopoloženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), místo [neuter] (Czech), plads [common-gender] (Danish), lokalitet [common-gender] (Danish), plaats (Dutch), localiteit (Dutch), tapahtumapaikka (Finnish), paikka (Finnish), sija (Finnish), sijainti (Finnish), lieu [masculine] (French), endroit [masculine] (French), local [masculine] (French), Ort [masculine] (German), τόπος (tópos) [masculine] (Greek), hely (Hungarian), helyszín (Hungarian), színhely (Hungarian), fekvés (Hungarian), elhelyezkedés (Hungarian), lòc (Occitan), lugar [masculine] (Portuguese), sítio [masculine] (Portuguese), localitate [feminine] (Romanian), loc [neuter] (Romanian), locuri [neuter, plural] (Romanian), miesto (Slovak), lugar [masculine] (Spanish), sitio [masculine] (Spanish), locus [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-locus-en-noun-0wkEpvFR Disambiguation of 'place or locality': 82 6 6 6
  2. (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. Categories (topical): Curves, Mathematics Translations (set of all points given by an equation or condition): 轨迹 (guǐjì) (Chinese Mandarin), meetkundige plaats (Dutch), ura (Finnish), lieu [masculine] (French), τόπος (tópos) [masculine] (Greek), mértani hely (Hungarian), helygörbe (Hungarian), mozgásdiagram (Hungarian), lokus (Indonesian), 軌跡 (kiseki) (alt: きせき) (Japanese), lòc (Occitan), lugar [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-locus-en-noun-en:set Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'set of all points given by an equation or condition': 1 90 4 4
  3. (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (position on a chromosome): lokus (Finnish), locus [masculine] (French), lokusz (Hungarian), génhely (Hungarian), lókusz (Hungarian), lokus (Indonesian), locus (Occitan), lócus [masculine] (Portuguese), locus [masculine] (Spanish), locus [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-locus-en-noun-TplbrM5y Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'position on a chromosome': 0 0 100 0
  4. (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme. Tags: in-plural Translations (a passage in writing): szöveghely (Hungarian), locus (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-locus-en-noun-VRxrbbhI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 16 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 7 9 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 8 23 56 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 16 70 1 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 15 13 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 17 17 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 8 8 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 13 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 13 11 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 12 11 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 13 14 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 15 15 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 16 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 5 16 13 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 10 13 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 14 17 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 4 15 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 16 13 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 15 13 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 5 16 13 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 10 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 14 13 68 Disambiguation of 'a passage in writing': 1 2 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: homeolocus, locus classicus, locus coeruleus, locus poenitentiae, locus standi, method of loci, superlocus, vanishing locus, variable tandem repeat locus, zero locus Related terms: local, locality, localization, localize, locant, locate, location, locator, locoregional

Inflected forms

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