D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Locus

/lōk'-əs/ · Lo·cus · IPA /ˈloʊkəs/
01 n. A place; a locality.
pl. Loci, Loca ((#))
  1. 1.
    A place; a locality.
  2. 2.
    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.(Math.)
Phrases & compounds
Plane locus — a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.
Solid locus — a locus that is one of the conic sections.