locus

1. n. A place; a locality. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) Source: wordnet

4. n. the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome Source: wordnet

5. n. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions Source: wordnet

6. 1. A place; a locality. 2. (Math.) 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. Plane locus, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle. -- Solid locus, a locus that is one of the conic sections. Source: webster

7. The line traced by a point which varies its position accordingto some determinate law; the surface described by a point or linethat moves according to a given law. Plane locus, a locus that is astraight line, or a circle.-- Solid locus, a locus that is one of the conic sections. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome n. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions Source: ecdict

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