What does locus mean?
Definitions for locus
ˈloʊ kəs; -saɪ, -ki, -kaɪlo·cus
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Princeton's WordNet
venue, locale, locusnoun
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
locusnoun
the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
locusnoun
the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
"the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"
Wiktionary
locusnoun
A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
locusnoun
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.
locusnoun
(genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
Etymology: From locus
Wikipedia
LOCUS
LOCUS is a discontinued distributed operating system developed at UCLA during the 1980s. It was notable for providing an early implementation of the single-system image idea, where a cluster of machines appeared to be one larger machine.A desire to commercialize the technologies developed for LOCUS inspired the creation of the Locus Computing Corporation which went on to include ideas from LOCUS in various products, including OSF/1 AD and, finally, the SCO–Tandem UnixWare NonStop Clusters product.
ChatGPT
locus
In mathematics and geometry, a locus is defined as a set of all points, or a particular subset of points, that satisfies certain conditions or properties. It can also be determined as a path traced out by a point moving under a given set of conditions. In biology or genetics, a locus is a specific, fixed position on a chromosome where a particular gene or genetic marker is located.
Webster Dictionary
Locusnoun
a place; a locality
Locusnoun
the line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law
Etymology: [L., place. Cf. Allow, Couch, Lieu, Local.]
Wikidata
Locus
Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade journal of choice for the English language science fiction community. The magazine also presents the annual Locus Awards. Locus Online was launched in April 1997, as a semi-autonomous web version of Locus Magazine.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Locus
lō′kus, n. (math.) the curve described by a point, or the surface generated by a line, moving in a given manner: a passage in a writing:—pl. Loci (lō′sī), a collection of passages, esp. from sacred and ancient writings, arranged with special reference to some particular theme.—Locus classicus (pl. Loci classici), a standard passage, esp. in an ancient author: that passage which is the accepted authority for some particular subject or for the use of some special or disputed word; Locus standi (law), right of place in court: recognised place or position. [L.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Locus
A place. The word is used to designate the locality or position of, or series of positions of definite conditions and the like. Thus an isogonic line is the locus of equal declinations of the magnetic needle; it is a line passing through all places on the earth's surface where the condition of a given declination is found to exist.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LOCUS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Locus is ranked #59324 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Locus surname appeared 341 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Locus.
74.7% or 255 total occurrences were Black.
21.1% or 72 total occurrences were White.
1.7% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of locus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of locus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of locus in a Sentence
This new resistance locus is particularly interesting because it lies so close to genes that are gatekeepers for the malaria parasite's invasion machinery, we now need to drill down at this locus to characterise these complex patterns of genetic variation more precisely and to understand the molecular mechanisms by which they act.
It has a huge role among the poor. It is the locus of all their possessions.
The government is on the offensive against what they see as a potential locus of popular Islamist opposition, sharpened by the recent return of Rizieq, while having a sound legal foundation, the banning is clearly politically driven as well.
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- مكانArabic
- místoCzech
- OrtGerman
- τόποςGreek
- sitio, locus, lugarSpanish
- tapahtumapaikka, paikka, lokus, uraFinnish
- lieu, locus, endroitFrench
- ठिकानाHindi
- լոկուսArmenian
- localitàItalian
- לוקוסHebrew
- 軌跡Japanese
- 현장Korean
- meetkundige plaats, localiteit, plaats, plaats van een gen in een chromosoomDutch
- locusNorwegian
- localPortuguese
- localitate, locuri, locRomanian
- годографRussian
- లోకస్Telugu
- 轨迹Chinese
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