Loca

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Locus \Lo"cus\, n.; pl. {Loci}, & {Loca}. [L., place. Cf.
     {Allow}, {Couch}, {Lieu}, {Local}.]
     1. A place; a locality.
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     2. (Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its


        position according to some determinate law; the surface
        described by a point or line that moves according to a
        given law.
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     {Plane locus}, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.
        
  
     {Solid locus}, a locus that is one of the conic sections.
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