LOCATION

location

(noun) a point or extent in space

localization, localisation, location, locating, fix

(noun) a determination of the place where something is; “he got a good fix on the target”

placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement

(noun) the act of putting something in a certain place

location

(noun) a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; “they shot the film on location in Nevada”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

location (plural locations)

A particular point or place in physical space.

An act of locating.

(South Africa) An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; township.

(legal) A leasing on rent.

(legal, Scotland) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire.

(legal, US) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc.

Synonyms

• (a place): place

Anagrams

• colation, coontail

Source: Wiktionary


Lo*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. locatio, fr. locare.]

1. The act or process of locating.

2. Situation; place; locality. Locke.

3. That which is located; a tract of land designated in place. [U.S.]

4. (Law) (a) (Civil Law) A leasing on rent. (b) (Scots Law) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire. Wharton. (c) (Amer. Law)

Definition: The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc. Burrill. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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