Dictionary Check: locus
"locus" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
noun
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
noun
the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
noun
the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
Example:
"the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"
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