'Locus' definitions:
Definition of 'locus'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
The specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
noun
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"
Definition of 'Locus'
From: GCIDE
- Locus \Lo"cus\, n.; pl. Loci, & Loca. [L., place. Cf. Allow, Couch, Lieu, Local.]
- 1. A place; a locality. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Plane locus, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.
- Solid locus, a locus that is one of the conic sections. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'locus'
From: Moby Thesaurus