Loci

3 definitions found

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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  locus
       n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a
            meeting) [syn: {venue}, {locale}]
       2: the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
       3: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are
          determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points
          equidistant from a given point is a circle"
       [also: {loci} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loci
       See {locus}