Locus

Locus

The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It can mean:

Positions

*Locus (psychology), in industrial psychology, having an internal or external locus of control
*Locus (genetics), the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome
*Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve of some sort
*Locus (medicine), the "place" on the body where a pathogen enters
*Locus (phonetics), the hypothetical starting point of the formant transitions that characterise plosive consonants acoustically
*In the classics, literature or theology, "locus" (or "locus classicus") marks the first appearance of a phrase or the definitive passage that is authoritative for an idea
*Locus (law), in Scots Law, the place which is the location of a crime or incident subject of lawful or legal enquiry
* Loci is a nickname for rapper Ja Rule

Music

*Loci (band), an alt-rock band from Bristol, United Kingdom

Acronyms

* LOCUS (Level of Care Utilization System), a clinical level of care placement tool for psychiatric and addictions services, developed by the American Association of Community Psychiatrists
*LOCI or LO:CI, a fan shorthand for the TV series ""

Periodicals

*"Locus (magazine)", a magazine carrying news about science fiction
**"Locus Award", presented to the winners of "Locus" magazine's annual readers' poll
*Locus Suspectus, a Canadian contemporary arts magazine
*Locus (art magazine), a Baltimore, Maryland-based art journal showcasing emerging visual artists.

Other

*"Locus Computing Corporation" developed the LOCUS clustering operating system, as well as the Merge 8086 virtual machine implementation.
*"LOCUS" computer operating system started as a clustering OS research project at UCLA, and was then developed into a commercial product by Locus Computing Corporation in the 1980s
*method of loci, a mnemonic system
*Locus, is a racing computer game set in the future
*Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics Mutant and supervillain
*Locus, a gay comic book character created by Patrick Fillion
*Locus Plethore, a Canadian supercar

Distinguish from

*locust


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  • locus — [ lɔkys ] n. m. • 1865; mot lat. « lieu » ♦ Biol. Localisation précise d un gène particulier sur un chromosome. Locus complexe. Locus létal. Des locus ou des loci [ lɔki; lɔsi ]. ● locus nom masculin (latin locus, lieu) Emplacement précis d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • locus — lo·cus / lō kəs/ n: the place connected with a particular event having legal significance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. locus …   Law dictionary

  • Locus — Lo cus, n.; pl. {Loci}, & {Loca}. [L., place. Cf. {Allow}, {Couch}, {Lieu}, {Local}.] 1. A place; a locality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • LOCUS — unde dictus sit, exponit hisce Iul. Caes. Scalig. poët. l. 3. c. 89. Locum παρὰ τὸν λόγον dicimus: quia proportio est inter locum et locatum. Λόγος insidiae dicuntur, quia veteres Graeci locum priscâ et abolitâ voce sic appellabant: etiam inter… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • locus — (izg. lȍkus) m DEFINICIJA mjesto SINTAGMA locus communis (izg. locus komúnis) »opće mjesto«, izraz kojim se označuje neki poznat, uobičajen, banalan misaoni pojam; locus delicti (izg. locus delìkti) mjesto počinjena zločina ETIMOLOGIJA lat …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • locus — anat. Voz latina que significa lugar. Medical Dictionary. 2011. locus Lugar o posición determ …   Diccionario médico

  • locus — LÓCUS pl. ci/ s. m. poziţie determinată ocupată de o genă sau de alelele ei în structura cromozomului. (< lat. locus) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • locus — (pl. loci), 1715, locality, from L. locus a place, spot, position, from O.Latin stlocus, lit. where something is placed, from PIE root *st(h)el to cause to stand, to place. Used by Latin writers for Gk. topos. Mathematical sense by 1750 …   Etymology dictionary

  • locus — s. m. [Genética] Ver lócus. • Plural: loci.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra latina …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • lócus — s. m. 2 núm. [Genética] Local específico de um cromossomo onde está situado um gene.   ‣ Etimologia: latim locus, i, lugar, sítio, localidade …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • locus — locus. См. локус. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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