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location (enc)

Location

Noun1.location - a point or extent in space
entity - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"
here - the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"
there - a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there"
somewhere - an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain"
bilocation - the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations
home - the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
home, base - the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
outer space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"
jungle - a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
Earth - the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
whereabouts - the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
sodom - any location known for vice and corruption
mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
2.location - the act of putting something in a certain place or location
activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"
stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination
juxtaposition, collocation, apposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
interposition - the act of interposing one thing between or among others
orientation - the act of orienting
planting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
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; "he gave a final set to his hat"
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
3.location - a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something
echo sounding, echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it

 

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