12 dictionary results for: locus
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lo·cus
[loh-kuh
s] Pronunciation Key
[loh-kuh
s] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ci
[-sahy, -kee, -kahy] Pronunciation Key, -ca
[-kuh] Pronunciation Key.
[-sahy, -kee, -kahy] Pronunciation Key, -ca
[-kuh] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a place; locality. |
| 2. | a center or source, as of activities or power: locus of control. |
| 3. | Mathematics. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement. |
| 4. | Genetics. the chromosomal position of a gene as determined by its linear order relative to the other genes on that chromosome. |
[Origin: 1525–35; < L; OL stlocus a place
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| lo·cus
(lō'kəs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. lo·ci (-sī', -kē, -kī')
[Latin.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
locus
locus
(pl. loci), 1715, "locality," from L. locus "place," from O.Latin stlocus, lit. "where something is placed," from PIE base *st(h)el- "to cause to stand, to place." Used by L. writers for Gk. topos.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| locus | |
noun | |
| 1. | the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: venue] |
| 2. | the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome |
| 3. | 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" |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| locus
(lō'kəs) Pronunciation Key
Plural loci (lō'sī', -kē, -kī')
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
locus
[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics
locus
plur. loci (loh-seye, loh-keye)
In geometry, the set of all points (and only those points) that satisfy certain conditions; these points form a curve or figure. For example, the locus of all points in space one foot from a given point is a sphere having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point. The locus of all points in a plane one foot from a given point is a circle having a radius of one foot and having its center at the given point.
[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
locus lo·cus (lō'kəs)
n. pl. lo·ci (-sī', -kē, -kī')
- A place; site.
- The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: lo·cus
Pronunciation: 'lO-k&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lo·ci /'lO-"sI, -"kI also -"kE/
1 : a place or site of an event, activity, or thinglocus of all axon terminals relates to the retinal locus of their cells of origin —R. W.Guillery et al>
2 : the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele
Main Entry: lo·cus
Pronunciation: 'lO-k&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lo·ci /'lO-"sI, -"kI also -"kE/
1 : a place or site of an event, activity, or thing
2 : the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: lo·cus
Pronunciation: 'lO-k&s
Function: noun
: the place connected with a particular event having legal significance
Main Entry: lo·cus
Pronunciation: 'lO-k&s
Function: noun
: the place connected with a particular event having legal significance
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
Locus
A distributed system project supporting transparent access to data through a network-wide file system.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Locus
Couch\ (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Couched (koucht); p. pr. & vb. n. Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col- + locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.]1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place. Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, Does couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign. --Shak. 2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun. The waters couch themselves as may be to the center of this globe, in a spherical convexity. --T. Burnet. 3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed. It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls. --Bacon. 4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying. 5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly. There is all this, and more, that lies naturally couched under this allegory. --L'Estrange. 6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; -- used with in and under. A well-couched invective. --Milton. I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather cool terms. --Blackw. Mag. 8. (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract. To couch a spear or lance, to lower to the position of attack; to place in rest. He stooped his head, and couched his spear, And spurred his steed to full career. --Sir W. Scott. To couch malt, to spread malt on a floor. --Mortimer.
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locus
locus: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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