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LOCATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A point or extent in space
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "location"):
mountain pass; notch; pass (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks)
sodom (any location known for vice and corruption)
whereabouts (the general location where something is)
region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
earth (the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell))
northwest (a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city)
west (a location in the western part of a country, region, or city)
southwest (a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city)
south (a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city)
southeast (a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city)
east (a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city)
northeast (a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city)
north (a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city)
jungle (a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival)
outer space; space (any location outside the Earth's atmosphere)
base; home (the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end)
home (the country or state or city where you live)
seat (the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based)
bilocation (the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations)
somewhere (an indefinite or unknown location)
there (a location other than here; that place)
here (the present location; this place)
space (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things))
Holonyms ("location" is a part of...):
infinite; space (the unlimited expanse in which everything is located)
Derivation:
locate (take up residence and become established)
locate (discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining)
locate (assign a location to)
locate (determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A determination of the place where something is
Example:
he got a good fix on the target
Synonyms:
fix; localisation; localization; locating; location
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
determination; finding (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "location"):
echo sounding; echolocation (determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it)
Derivation:
locate (discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining)
locate (determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of putting something in a certain place
Synonyms:
emplacement; locating; location; placement; position; positioning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "location"):
stratification (the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination)
apposition; collocation; juxtaposition (the act of positioning close together (or side by side))
interposition; intervention (the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others)
orientation (the act of orienting)
planting (the act of fixing firmly in place)
implantation (the act of planting or setting in the ground)
repositioning (the act of placing in a new position)
set (the act of putting something in position)
superposition (the placement of one thing on top of another)
fingering (the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument)
superposition ((geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide)
Derivation:
locate (take up residence and become established)
locate (assign a location to)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
Example:
they shot the film on location in Nevada
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Antonym:
studio (workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded)
Context examples:
Named locations of or within the body.
(Anatomic Site, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers mapped the binding locations of these factors in all 3 species in diverse cell types, developmental stages, and conditions.
(Expanding Our Understanding of Genomics, NIH)
Point mutations at various locations in a DNA sequence from either a eukaryotic or prokaryotic organism that causes a base change which results in an amino acid change in the protein product.
(Multiple Nucleotide Abnormalities, NCI Thesaurus)
Oligodendroglia may be called interfascicular, perivascular, or perineuronal satellite cells according to their location.
(Murine Oligodendroglia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
This greatly expands the potential locations to discover habitable planets in the future.
(Newfound Frozen World Orbits in Binary Star System, NASA)
The textual representation of the physical location of the subject when the adverse event began.
(Adverse Event Location Description, NCI Thesaurus)
To make sure that RIPK1 action does not initiate inflammation and cell death in all cells, another protein “cuts” the RIPK1 protein at a specific location in the protein sequence.
(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)
A change in location or position.
(Movement, NCI Thesaurus)
Arising from, pertaining to, or having many locations.
(Multifocal, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a decrease in density of hair compared to normal for a given individual at a given age and body location.
(Alopecia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
