locus
pronunciation
How to pronounce locus in British English:
UK [ˈləʊkəs]
How to pronounce locus in American English:
US [ˈloʊkəs]
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- Noun:
- the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
- the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
- the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
Word Origin
- locus (n.)
- (plural loci), 1715, "locality," from Latin locus "a place, spot, position," from Old Latin stlocus, literally "where something is placed," from PIE root *st(h)el- "to cause to stand, to place." Used by Latin writers for Greek topos. Mathematical sense by 1750.
Example
- 1. She says one of the areas that interests researchers is known as the " locus of learning . "
- 2. An " external locus of control , " believing that outside forces determine the course of life , has been linked to depression in latter years , she said .
- 3. His debut novel the windup girl was named by time magazine as one of the ten best novels of 2009 , and also won the hugo , nebula , locus , compton crook , and john w. campbell memorial awards .
- 4. His short story collection pump six and other stories was a 2008 locus award winner for best collection and also named a best book of the year by publishers weekly
- 5. They examined the genes of the cancer cells in the infant and found a deletion mutation some dna missing in the region that controls expression of the major histocompatibility locus ( hla ) .