lo·ca·tion (l -k  sh n)n. 1. The act or process of locating. 2. A place where something is or could be located; a site. 3. A site away from a studio at which part or all of a movie is shot: filming a Western on location in the Mexican desert. 4. A tract of land that has been surveyed and marked off. [Latin loc ti, loctin-, a placing, from loctus, past participle of locre, to place; see locate.]lo·ca tion·al adj. |
location
Noun
1. a site or position; situation
2. the act of locating or the state of being located: make their location and rescue a top priority
3. a place outside a studio where filming is done: shot on location
4. (in South Africa) a Black African or Coloured township [Latin locare to place]
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| Noun | 1. |  location - a point or extent in space object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" infinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" here - the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?" there - a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there" somewhere - an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain" bilocation - the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations seat - the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" home - the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey" outer space, space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth" jungle - a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival north - a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city northeast - a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city east - a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city southeast - a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city south - a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city southwest - a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city west - a location in the western part of a country, region, or city northwest - a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city earth - the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth" line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" whereabouts - the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime" sodom - any location known for vice and corruption mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" |
| 2. |  location - the act of putting something in a certain placeactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination juxtaposition, collocation, apposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" interposition, intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others orientation - the act of orienting planting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway" implantation - the act of planting or setting in the ground repositioning - the act of placing in a new position set - the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat" superposition - the placement of one thing on top of another fingering - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide | |
| 3. |  location - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" echo sounding, echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it | |
| 4. | location - a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada" studio - workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded |
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