location

Noun
  1. A point or extent in space (synset 100027365)
    is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
    subtypes:
    • here - the present location; this place
    • there - a location other than here; that place
    • somewhere - an indefinite or unknown location
    • bilocation - the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations
    • seat - the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
    • home - the country or state or city where you live
    • base, home - the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
    • outer space, space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
    • jungle - a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
    • north - a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
    • northeast - a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
    • east - a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
    • southeast - a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
    • south - a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
    • southwest - a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
    • west - a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
    • northwest - a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
    • earth - the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
    • line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
    • point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
    • part, region - the extended spatial location of something
    • region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    • whereabouts - the general location where something is
    • 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
    • space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
    is a part of: infinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
  2. The act of putting something in a certain place (synset 101053255)
    is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    subtypes:
    • stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
    • apposition, collocation, juxtaposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    • interposition, intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
    • orientation - the act of orienting
    • planting - the act of fixing firmly in place
    • 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
    • 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
    same as: emplacement, locating, placement, position, positioning
  3. A determination of the place where something is (synset 100156307)
    "he got a good fix on the target"
    is a type of: determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
    subtypes: echo sounding, echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
    same as: fix, localisation, localization, locating
  4. A workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made (synset 103687515)
    "they shot the film on location in Nevada"
    is a type of: work, workplace - a place where work is done

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