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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
locus
    n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a
         meeting) [syn: venue, locale, locus]
    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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Locus \Lo"cus\, n.; pl. Loci, & Loca. [L., place. Cf.
   Allow, Couch, Lieu, Local.]
   1. A place; a locality.
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   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.
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   Plane locus, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.
      

   Solid locus, a locus that is one of the conic sections.
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3. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
Locus

   A distributed system project supporting transparent access to
   data through a network-wide file system.


Thesaurus Results for locus:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abode, area, bearings, bench mark, district, emplacement, hole, latitude and longitude, lieu, locale, locality, location, pinpoint, place, placement, point, position, region, site, situation, situs, spot, station, stead, where, whereabout, whereabouts
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