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Noun (3 meanings)

1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).

venue, locale, locus

locus is a type of:

scene (noun) - the place where some action occurs

locus is derivationally related to:

to place, localize, localise (verb) - identify the location or place of
to set, localize, localise, place (verb) - locate

2. the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome.

locus is a type of:

site, situation (noun) - physical position in relation to the surroundings

3. 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”

locus is a type of:

set (noun) - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols