Localized

3 definitions found

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

  Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.]
     To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
     --H. Spencer. --Wordsworth.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  localized \localized\ adj.
     1. (Medicine) confined or restricted to a particular
        location; as, the localized infection formed a definite
        abscess. Contrasted with {disseminated} or {systemic}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. made local or oriented locally; as, a decentralized and
        localized political authority.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  localized
       adj 1: confined or restricted to a particular location; "the
              localized infection formed a definite abscess" [syn: {localised}]
       2: made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and
          localized political authority" [syn: {localised}]