/ˈləʊkəs/, /ˈloʊkəs/
OriginLearned borrowing from Latin locus. Doublet of lieu.
- A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
“The cafeteria was the locus of activity.”
- 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.”
- 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”
- in-pluralA passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.
Formsloci(plural) · locuses(plural)