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locus

noun
/ˈləʊkəs/UK/ˈloʊkəs/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin locuslbor. English locus Learned borrowing from Latin locus. Doublet of lieu.

  1. learned borrowing from locus

Definitions

  1. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

    • The cafeteria was the locus of activity.

  2. The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.

    • A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.

  3. A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied…

    A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.

    • Holonyms: subband < band < region < replicon
    • Meronyms: sublocus; gene, cistron; pseudogene
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged…

      A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.

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Derived

eigenlocus, epilocus, homeolocus, interlocus, intralocus, locus classicus, locus coeruleus, locus poenitentiae, locus standi, method of loci, minilocus, multilocus, sublocus, superlocus, translocus, vanishing locus, variable tandem repeat locus, zero locus

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for locus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA