Definition of locus - WordReference.com Dictionary

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locus
A	noun
	1	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"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚set ╚locus
	2	locus
			the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚point ╚position; place ╚site; situation ╚locus
	3	venue, locale, locus
			the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚area; country ╚scene ╚venue, locale, locus

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