Dictionary entry details
• LOCATION (noun)
Meaning:
A point or extent in space
Classified under:
Nouns with no superordinates
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "location"):
sodom (any location known for vice and corruption)
space (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things))
whereabouts (the general location where something is)
region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
Earth (the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell))
jungle (a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival)
outer space (any location outside the Earth's atmosphere)
base; home (the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end)
home (the country or state or city where you live)
bilocation (the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations)
somewhere (an indefinite or unknown location)
there (a location other than here; that place)
here (the present location; this place)
mountain pass; notch; pass (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks)
Holonyms ("location" is a part of...):
infinite; space (the unlimited expanse in which everything is located)
Meaning:
The act of putting something in a certain place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
positioning; locating; location; emplacement; placement; position
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "location"):
fingering (the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument)
superposition (the placement of one thing on top of another)
set (the act of putting something in position)
repositioning (the act of placing in a new position)
implantation (the act of planting or setting in the ground)
planting (the act of fixing firmly in place)
orientation (the act of orienting)
interposition (the act of interposing one thing between or among others)
apposition; collocation; juxtaposition (the act of positioning close together (or side by side))
stratification (the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination)
superposition ((geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide)
Meaning:
A determination of the place where something is
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
localization; localisation; locating; location; fix
Context example:
he got a good fix on the target
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
determination; finding (the act of determining the properties of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "location"):
echo sounding; echolocation (determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it)
Meaning:
A workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
they shot the film on location in Nevada
Hypernyms ("location" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Antonym:
studio (workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded)
