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单词 locus
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(loʊkəs)
Word forms: plural loci
countable noun [usually singular]
The locus of something is the place where it happens or the most important area or point with which it is associated.
[formal]
Barcelona is the locus of Spanish industry. [+ of]
Thereafter, the military remained the locus of real power.

locus in British English

(ˈləʊkəs)
nounWord forms: plural loci (ˈləʊsaɪ)
1. 
(in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred
2.  mathematics
a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions
the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle
3.  genetics
the position of a particular gene on a chromosome
Word origin
C18: Latin

locus in American English

(ˈloʊkəs)
nounWord forms: plural ˈloˌci (ˈloʊˌsaɪ)
1. 
a place
2.  Genetics
the position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
3.  Ancient Mathematics
a. 
any system of points, lines, etc. which satisfies one or more given conditions
b. 
a line, plane, etc. every point of which satisfies a given condition and which contains no pointthat does not satisfy this condition
Word origin
L: see local

Examples of 'locus' in a sentence
locus

People with an external locus of control believe in fate; those with an internal locus believe they have full control over their future.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
After her death, the house in Rathgar lost for him its genius loci.
Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
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