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locus
(redirected from Locus caeruleus)

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lo·cus  (lks)
n. pl. lo·ci (-s, -k, -k)
1. A locality; a place.
2. A center or focus of great activity or intense concentration: "the cunning exploitation of loci of power; the insulation from normal American society" (Clifton Fadiman).
3. Mathematics The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.
4. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.

[Latin.]

locus [ˈləʊkəs]
n pl loci [ˈləʊsaɪ]
1. (Law) (in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred
2. (Mathematics) Maths a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics the position of a particular gene on a chromosome
[Latin]

locus  (lks)
Plural loci (ls, -k, -k)
1. The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.
2. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.locuslocus - the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
2.locus - the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
site, situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
3.locus - 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"
set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
Translations
locus [ˈləʊkəs] N (loci (pl)) → punto m, sitio m (Math) → lugar m (geométrico)
locus
n pl <loci> → geometrischer Ort
locus [ˈləʊkəs] n (loci (pl)) [ˈləʊsaɪ] (Math) → luogo geometrico
locus [ˈləʊkəs] n (loci (pl)) [ˈləʊsaɪ] (Math) → luogo geometrico


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