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Locus

//ˈləʊkəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

    "The cafeteria was the locus of activity."

  2. 2
    the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome wordnet
  5. 5
    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"

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  1. 6
    the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) wordnet
  2. 7
    A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme. in-plural

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin locus. Doublet of lieu.

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