LOCALISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does localisation mean? 

• LOCALISATION (noun)
  The noun LOCALISATION has 2 senses:

1. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

2. a determination of the place where something is

  Familiarity information: LOCALISATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCALISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

localisation; localisation of function; localisation principle; localization; localization of function; localization principle

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A determination of the place where something is

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fix; localisation; localization; locating; location

Context example:

he got a good fix on the target

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)