locus : Idioms & Phrases

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Genius loci

  • noun the special atmosphere of a place
  • noun the guardian spirit of a place
WordNet
  • L., the genius or presiding divinity of a place; hence, the pervading spirit of a place or institution, as of a college, etc.
Webster 1913

locus classicus

  • noun an authoritative and often-quoted passage
WordNet

locus niger

  • noun a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease
    substantia nigra; nucleus niger.
WordNet

locus of infection

  • noun the specific site in the body where an infection originates
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Plane locus

  • a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.
Webster 1913

Solid locus

  • a locus that is one of the conic sections.
Webster 1913