Associations to the word «Locus»

Wiktionary

LOCUS, noun. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
LOCUS, noun. (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
LOCUS, noun. (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
LOCUS CLASSICUS, noun. An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration
LOCUS CLASSICUS, noun. A classic case or example.
LOCUS COERULEUS, noun. A small nucleus located bilaterally in the pons.
LOCUS COERULEUS, noun. A nucleus which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain.

Dictionary definition

LOCUS, noun. The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).
LOCUS, noun. The specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome.
LOCUS, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats