locus

[loh-kuh s] /ˈloʊ kəs/
noun, plural loci
[loh-sahy, -kee, -kahy] /ˈloʊ saɪ, -ki, -kaɪ/ (Show IPA), loca
[loh-kuh] /ˈloʊ kə/ (Show IPA)
1.
a place; locality.
2.
a center or source, as of activities or power:
locus of control.
3.
Mathematics. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.
4.
Genetics. the chromosomal position of a gene as determined by its linear order relative to the other genes on that chromosome.
Origin
1525-35; < Latin; OL stlocus a place

locus classicus

[loh-koo s klahs-si-koo s; English loh-kuh s klas-i-kuh s] /ˈloʊ kʊs ˈklɑs sɪˌkʊs; English ˈloʊ kəs ˈklæs ɪ kəs/
plural loci classici
[loh-kee klahs-si-kee; English loh-sahy klas-uh-sahy, loh-kahy klas-i-kahy] /ˈloʊ ki ˈklɑs sɪˌki; English ˈloʊ saɪ ˈklæs əˌsaɪ, ˈloʊ kaɪ ˈklæs ɪˌkaɪ/ (Show IPA). Latin.
1.
classical source: a passage commonly cited to illustrate or explain a subject or word.

locus in quo

[loh-koo s in kwoh; English loh-kuh s in kwoh] /ˈloʊ kʊs ɪn ˈkwoʊ; English ˈloʊ kəs ɪn ˈkwoʊ/
Latin.
1.
the place in which.

locus sigilli

[loh-koo s see-geel-lee; English loh-kuh s si-jil-ahy] /ˈloʊ kʊs siˈgil li; English ˈloʊ kəs sɪˈdʒɪl aɪ/
plural loci sigilli
[loh-kee see-geel-lee; English loh-sahy si-jil-ahy, loh-kahy] /ˈloʊ ki siˈgil li; English ˈloʊ saɪ sɪˈdʒɪl aɪ, ˈloʊ kaɪ/ (Show IPA). Latin.
1.
See L.S (def 3).
Examples from the web for locus
  • My own university was the locus of one set of these scandals.
  • The locus of the human mystery is perception of this world.
  • It also shifted the locus of decision-making from locally based citizens to distant corporate boards.
  • Because the locus of world economic power is shifting.
  • The locus of campaigning may not be candidate-centered or party-centered or even ideologically centered.
  • Anxiety is more of a cognitive problem, with a locus in the prefrontal cortex-a region of the brain that helps us plan ahead.
  • The concept was to entice people to a more sustainable living locus of activities without a high price for the use of cars.
  • It is a matter of intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, an internal vs external locus of control.
  • But, the relationship between grandparent and grandchild is not deterministic at any given locus.
  • So cystic fibrosis is due to a mutation at one gene, and the disease expresses recessively at that locus.
British Dictionary definitions for locus

locus

/ˈləʊkəs/
noun (pl) loci (ˈləʊsaɪ)
1.
(in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred
2.
(maths) a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions: the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle
3.
(genetics) the position of a particular gene on a chromosome
Word Origin
C18: Latin

locus classicus

/ˈklæsɪkəs/
noun (pl) loci classici (ˈklæsɪˌsaɪ)
1.
an authoritative and often quoted passage from a standard work
Word Origin
Latin: classical place

locus sigilli

/sɪˈdʒɪlaɪ/
noun (pl) loci sigilli
1.
the place to which the seal is affixed on legal documents, etc
Word Origin
Latin
Word Origin and History for locus
n.

(plural loci), 1715, "locality," from Latin locus "a place, spot, position," from Old Latin stlocus, literally "where something is placed," from PIE root *st(h)el- "to cause to stand, to place." Used by Latin writers for Greek topos. Mathematical sense by 1750.

locus in Medicine

locus lo·cus (lō'kəs)
n. pl. lo·ci (-sī', -kē, -kī')

  1. A place; site.

  2. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.

locus in Science
locus
  (lō'kəs)   
Plural loci (lō'sī', -kē, -kī')

  1. The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.

  2. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.


locus in Culture

locus definition


plur. loci (loh-seye, loh-keye)

In geometry, the set of all points (and only those points) that satisfy certain conditions; these points form a curve or figure. For example, the locus of all points in space one foot from a given point is a sphere having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. The locus of all points in a plane one foot from a given point is a circle having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point.

locus in Technology


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