locus
/ˈləʊkəs/noun
(pl. loci /-saɪ/)
1
- technical a particular position, point, or place〈技〉位置, 点, 地点：
it is impossible to specify the exact locus in the brain of these neural events.
不可能确定大脑里发生这些神经活动的准确位置。
1.1
- the effective or perceived location of something abstract抽象事物的中心：
the real locus of power is the informal council.
真正的权力中心是非正式的委员会。
1.2
- Genetics the position of a gene or mutation on a chromosome【遗传】位点。
1.3
- Law short for LOCUS STANDI.【律】LOCUS STANDI的简称。
2
- Mathematics a curve or other figure formed by all the points satisfying a particular equation of the relation between coordinates, or by a point, line, or surface moving according to mathematically defined conditions【数】轨迹。
词源
early 18th cent.: from Latin, 'place'.