"locus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊkəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-locus.wav [Southern-England] 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)
    Sense id: en-locus-en-noun-0wkEpvFR Disambiguation of 'place or locality': 83 5 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 5
  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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 17 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 20 17 54 Disambiguation of 'a passage in writing': 1 3 5 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: homeolocus, locus classicus, locus coeruleus, locus poenitentiae, locus standi, method of loci, superlocus, variable tandem repeat locus Related terms: local, locality, localization, localize, locate, location, locator

Inflected forms

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        "(mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition."
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "guǐjì",
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          "word": "ura"
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          "word": "mozgásdiagram"
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        "(chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme."
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}
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      "word": "locus classicus"
    },
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      "word": "locus coeruleus"
    },
    {
      "word": "locus poenitentiae"
    },
    {
      "word": "locus standi"
    },
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      "word": "method of loci"
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      ]
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        "A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes."
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          "writing"
        ],
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        "(chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme."
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈloʊkəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mjasto",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "място"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mestopoloženie",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "местоположение"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "místo"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "plads"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lokalitet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "plaats"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "localiteit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "tapahtumapaikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "paikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "sija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "sijainti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lieu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "endroit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "local"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ort"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tópos",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "τόπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "hely"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "helyszín"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "színhely"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "fekvés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "elhelyezkedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "lòc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sítio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "localitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "loc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "locuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "word": "miesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "place or locality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sitio"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guǐjì",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "轨迹"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "meetkundige plaats"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "ura"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lieu"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tópos",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "τόπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "mértani hely"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "helygörbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "mozgásdiagram"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "lokus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きせき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiseki",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "軌跡"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "word": "lòc"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "set of all points given by an equation or condition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "note": "plaats van een gen in een chromosoom",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "word": "lokus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "locus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "word": "lokusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "word": "génhely"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "word": "lókusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "word": "lokus"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "word": "locus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lócus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "locus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "position on a chromosome",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "locus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a passage in writing",
      "word": "szöveghely"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a passage in writing",
      "word": "locus"
    }
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    "Locus"
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  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
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