locus
noun /ˈləʊkəs/
/ˈləʊkəs/
(plural loci
(specialist or formal) /ˈləʊkaɪ/, /ˈləʊsaɪ/
/ˈləʊkaɪ/, /ˈləʊsaɪ/
)- the exact place where something happens or that is thought to be the centre of somethingWord Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin, ‘place’.