locus

4 definitions found

locus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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locus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  locus
      n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a
           meeting) [syn: venue, locale, locus]
      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"

locus - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Locus
  
     A distributed system project supporting transparent access to
     data through a network-wide file system.
  

locus - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "locus":
     abode, area, bearings, bench mark, district, emplacement, hole,
     latitude and longitude, lieu, locale, locality, location, pinpoint,
     place, placement, point, position, region, site, situation, situs,
     spot, station, stead, where, whereabout, whereabouts