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ubication|juːbɪˈkeɪʃən|
[ad. mod.L. *ubicātio (cf. Sp. ubicacion, Pg. ubicaçāo), f. *ubicāre (Sp. ubicarse to be in a determinate place), f. L. ubi ubi.]
The condition or fact of being in, or occupying, a certain place or position; location.
1644Digby Nat. Soule v. §9. 400 We conceiue these modifications of the thing, like substances; and..we call them by substantiue names, Whitenesse, Action, Vbication, Duration, &c. 1661Glanvill Van. Dogm. 101 Relations, Ubications, Duration, the vulgar Philosophy admits into the list of something. 1699Burnet 39 Art, xxviii. (1700) 324 They are accustomed to think that Ubication, or the being in a Place, is but an Accident to a Substance. 1837Whewell Hist. Induct. Sci. II. vi. ii. §5. 45 Arriaga, who wrote in 1639,..suggests that the board affects the upper weight, which it does not touch, by its ubication, or whereness. 1866T. N. Harper Peace through Truth Ser. i. 212 The terminus ad quem is already existing, and merely receives a new ubication. 1892Standard 5 Aug., The constant identity of the ubication and direction of the lines [in Mars] proved their connection with the soil. |