locus
noun
Meaning
- nounA place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
Example:
The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
- nounThe set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
Example:
A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.
- nounA fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,438 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 42% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None