locus
n. இடம், குறிப்பிடம், நிலையிடம், (கண.) புள்ளிவரைதளம் ஆகியவற்றின் திரிபடிவம்.
Lo"cus, n.; pl. Loci, & Loca. Etym: [L., place. Cf. Allow, Couch, Lieu, Local.] 1. A place; a locality. 2. (Math.) Defn: The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law. Plane locus, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle. -- Solid locus, a locus that is one of the conic sections.