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LOCALISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A determination of the place where something is
Example:
he got a good fix on the target
Synonyms:
fix; localisation; localization; locating; location
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("localisation" is a kind of...):
determination; finding (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "localisation"):
echo sounding; echolocation (determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it)
Derivation:
localise (restrict something to a particular area)
localise (identify the location or place of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Synonyms:
localisation; localisation of function; localisation principle; localization; localization of function; localization principle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("localisation" is a kind of...):
principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "localisation"):
lateralisation; laterality; lateralization (localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)
