locus

noun lo·cus \ ˈlō-kəs \

|Updated on: 23 Jul 2018

Examples: locus in a Sentence

Definition of locus

plural loci play \ˈlō-ˌsī, -ˌkī, -ˌkē\

1 a : the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location

was the culture of medicine in the beginning dispersed from a single focus or did it arise in several loci?
—S. C. Harvey

b : a center of activity, attention, or concentration

in democracy the locus of power is in the people
—H. G. Rickover

2 : the set of all points whose location is determined by stated conditions

3 : the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele

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Examples of locus in a Sentence

The area became a locus of resistance to the government.
an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements

Recent Examples of locus from the Web

Bezos and two other major US business leaders, investor Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, also chose Boston as the locus of their new venture to transform health care delivery.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Amazon to buy Somerville online pharmacy startup PillPack," 28 June 2018
Much of the recent growth has occurred along the U.S. Gulf Coast, which has emerged as the locus of global petrochemical production thanks to a steady supply of low-cost natural gas feedstocks from West Texas and elsewhere.

— katherine blunt, San Antonio Express-News, "U.S. fossil fuel consumption reaches lowest share in a century," 3 July 2018
Much of the recent growth has occurred along the U.S. Gulf Coast, which has emerged as the locus of global petrochemical production thanks to a steady supply of low-cost natural gas feedstocks from West Texas and elsewhere.

— katherine blunt, Houston Chronicle, "U.S. fossil fuel consumption reaches lowest share in a century," 3 July 2018
An extraordinary painterly sensitivity expressed itself in the person of a young black male, the locus of terror and misgiving in a racist society.

— stephen metcalf, The Atlantic, "Jean-Michel Basquiat Is Still an Enigma," 24 June 2018
Bird's authorial attitude is both sly and sincere, with a view of the nuclear family as the locus of human virtue and strength.

— todd mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Incredibles 2': Film Review," 11 June 2018
But the locus of global economic growth was moving, and GE needed to follow it.

— geoff colvin, Fortune, "What the Hell Happened at GE?," 24 May 2018
In short order, Battle Grounds has become a locus of activity in Haverhill, where the heart of the city is undergoing a long overdue revitalization.

— james sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Former SEAL continues to serve, but this time it’s coffee at Battle Grounds in Haverhill," 24 May 2018
For many people, the kitchen is the center of the home and a locus for interactions that go beyond preparing and eating food.

— brian x. chen, New York Times, "To Invade Homes, Tech Is Trying to Get in Your Kitchen," 25 Mar. 2018

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