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Princeton's WordNet

  1. in-situ, unmovedadverb

    being in the original position; not having been moved

    "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in-situ"; "an in-situ investigator"

  2. in situ, in placeadverb

    in the original or natural place or site

    "carcinoma in situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place"

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  1. in-situ

    In-situ is a Latin phrase that translates to 'in its original place' or 'on site'. In various fields, it is used to describe a process, examination, action, or phenomenon that occurs or is carried out in the natural or original location, without moving, altering, or disturbing the subject or context.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in-situ in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in-situ in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of in-situ in a Sentence

  1. Ian Crawford:

    But to really get to the bottom of it, we need in-situ [on-the-spot] measurements from the surface at the lunar poles, it's first on my list [of necessary steps] … and when we have an answer to that, we can plan accordingly.

  2. Vivian Sun:

    The idea is to get valuable data on the rock we are about to sample by finding its geologic twin( nearby) and performing detailed in-situ analysis.

  3. John Alejandro King, a.k.a. The Covert Comic, www.covertcomic.com:

    Boys don't make passes At girls who wear glasses But in his dreams every boy seduces A girl with laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

  4. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla:

    We are going to be able to map what we' touch' with the in situ instruments and what we' see' with remote sensing.

  5. Giles Peppiatt:

    I think it'll be a while before we start auctioning works in situ in Marketplace Africa, we have offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, I think it will remain that way for a bit. There's also the advantage that there's a whole structure of art dealing and art selling is here in London -- the restorers, the conservators, the transport, the shippers, the packers. Everything is here and it's very easy for people to buy and sell in London.


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