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    locus
    /ˈləʊkəs/

    noun

    • 1. a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated: technical "it is impossible to specify the exact locus in the brain of these neural events"
    • 2. a curve or other figure formed by all the points satisfying a particular equation of the relation between coordinates, or by a point, line, or surface moving according to mathematically defined conditions: "a parabola is the locus of a point that moves so as to be equidistant from a fixed point and a straight line"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › locusLocus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    locus: [noun] the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location. a center of activity, attention, or concentration.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOCUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOCUS definition: 1. the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something being discussed…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOCUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LOCUS meaning: 1. the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something being discussed…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › locusLOCUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Locus definition: a place; locality.. See examples of LOCUS used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. (in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred 2. mathematics a set of points.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlocus noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of locus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › locusLocus - definition of locus by The Free Dictionary

    Define locus. locus synonyms, locus pronunciation, locus translation, English dictionary definition of locus. n. pl. lo·ci 1. A locality; a place. 2. A center or focus of great activity or intense concentration: "the cunning exploitation of loci of power; the...

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › locuslocus noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of locus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary ... the exact place where something happens or that is thought to be the center of something. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. See locus in the Oxford Advanced Learner's ...

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › locuslocus | meaning of locus in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    locus meaning, definition, what is locus: the place where something is particularl...: Learn more.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › locusLocus Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    LOCUS meaning: a central or main place where something happens or is found