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Definition of locus - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
locationplace or center of activity or event
- The park was the locus of the festival.
2.
mathematicsTECH. set of points meeting specific conditionsTECH.
- The circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a center.
3.
biologyTECH. specific position of a gene on a chromosomeTECH.
- The gene's locus determines its function.
Expressions with locus
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authoritative passage often quoted as an example
The book contains the locus classicus of this theory.
specific site in the body where infection starts
Doctors identified the lungs as the locus of infection.
path on a diagram showing blackbody radiation colors
The blackbody locus helps in understanding color temperature.
place where a crime happened
The police secured the locus delicti for investigation.
designated spot for a seal on a document
The contract had a locus sigilli for the official seal.
legal right to appear in court
The judge questioned the locus standi of the plaintiff.
path on a diagram showing black body light color
The LED's color was adjusted to match the Planckian locus.
place where a contract is made or performed
The court considered the locus contractus in the dispute.
Origin of locus
Latin, locus (place)
Terms with locus included in their meaning
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biology
having two alleles at a genetic locus
biology
organism with different alleles at a gene locus
biology
state of having identical alleles at a gene locus
biology
genes not competing at the same locus
geometry concept
locus of points perpendicular to curve tangents
Examples of locus in a sentence
The city square was the locus of the protest. A parabola is the locus of points equidistant from a focus and directrix. The ellipse is the locus of points with a constant sum of distances to two foci. Researchers mapped the locus of the mutation. The locus of the gene was identified in the study.
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- French:lieu, locus, ...
- German:Ort, Locus, ...
- Italian:luogo, luogo geometrico, ...
- Spanish:centro, lugar geométrico, ...
- Portuguese:local, lugar geométrico, ...
- Chinese:中心, 轨迹, ...
- Japanese:中心地, 軌跡, ...
- Arabic:مَكَان, محل هندسي, ...
- Hebrew:מוֹקֵד, מָקוֹם גֵּאוֹמֶטְרִי, ...
- Russian:центр, геометрическое место, ...
- Ukrainian:центр, локус, ...
- Hindi:केंद्र, लोकेशन, ...
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