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1914 novel by Raymond Roussel
Locus Solus is a 1914 French novel by Raymond Roussel. John Ashbery summarizes Locus Solus thus in his introduction to Michel Foucault's Death and the
Locus_Solus
1983 studio album by John Zorn
Locus Solus is an album of improvisations by John Zorn and other musicians. Originally released as a double vinyl album on Rift records in 1983 it was
Locus_Solus_(album)
2004 film by Mamoru Oshii
Seymour (as Mr. X) as Yakuza 4 Karen Huie as Locus Solus Security System #1 (Cantonese) Jim Lau as Locus Solus Security System #2 (Cantonese) Joe Romersa
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost_in_the_Shell_2:_Innocence
Locus Solus was an American journal of experimental poetry and prose that published four issues in 1961 and 1962, one (III-IV) a double issue. The magazine
Locus_Solus_(journal)
French poet, novelist, playwright, and musician(1877–1933)
Paris. Roussel's most famous works are New Impressions of Africa and Locus Solus, both written according to formal constraints based on homonymic puns
Raymond_Roussel
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012)
integrated. Aulenti had a prolific career in industrial design. Her Locus Solus furniture collection, introduced in 1964, was inspired by the country
Gae_Aulenti
2004 live album by Locus Solus
Birthday Celebration Volume Three is a live album of improvised music by Locus Solus, a trio consisting of Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay and John Zorn, documenting
50th Birthday Celebration Volume Three
50th_Birthday_Celebration_Volume_Three
1991 film by Jim Jarmusch
Elmes Edited by Jay Rabinowitz Music by Tom Waits Production companies Locus Solus Entertainment JVC Victor Music Industries Le Studio Canal+ Pandora Film
Night_on_Earth
British drummer
Japan vol 1 (1996) Locus Solus Double Agent(s) – Live in Japan vol 2 (1999) Locus Solus Near + Far – Live in Japan vol 3 (1999) Locus Solus Abracadabra Information
Charles_Hayward_(drummer)
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1953)
Lumina label. Zorn's early small group improvisations are documented on Locus Solus (1983) which featured Zorn with various combinations of other improvisers
John_Zorn
distribution rights currently owned by MGM (via Orion Pictures) Owned by Locus Solus, with U.S. distribution rights licensed to Janus Films and the Criterion
List_of_New_Line_Cinema_films
Ghost in the Shell protagonist
The Major's "ghost" eventually returns in person to help Batou on the Locus Solus gynoid factory ship. Using a satellite transmission, she attempts to
Motoko_Kusanagi
subsequent years if the following release included additional material. Locus Solus (1983 & 1997) Ganryu Island (1984 & 1998) The Big Gundown (1985 & 2000
John_Zorn_discography
Polish actress (born 1985)
April 2016). "Krzysztof Garbaczewski potknął się w Berlinie. Nieudany "Locus Solus" w słynnym Volksbühne [RECENZJA]". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved
Justyna_Wasilewska
Italian actor
Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.
Memè_Perlini
Public art installation by Richard Serra in Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Protection for Site-Specific Artists". Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Locus Solus: Site, Identity, Technology in Contemporary Art. Black Dog. 2000. p. 34
Tilted_Arc
20th-century literary form and movement
novels such as Raymond Roussel's Impressions d'Afrique [fr] (1910) and Locus Solus (1914), and Giorgio de Chirico's Hebdomeros (1929) have also been identified
Postmodern_literature
1967 book by Luis d'Antin van Rooten
considered to have influenced the Surrealists. Roussel, in writing his novel Locus Solus and elsewhere, used a technique that involved putting together in different
Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames: The d'Antin Manuscript
Mots_d'Heures:_Gousses,_Rames:_The_d'Antin_Manuscript
2001 American-Japanese animated science fiction film
was also discussed, and compared to similar themes in the 1914 book Locus Solus; the Phantoms in The Spirits Within were considered to be brought to
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final_Fantasy:_The_Spirits_Within
French revolutionary (1759–1794)
extensively featured in La Révolution française (1989). In his novel Locus Solus, Raymond Roussel tells a story in which Danton makes an arrangement with
Georges_Danton
Fictional character from Ghost in the Shell
survive the blast, and withstand a substantial leap down the shaft of the Locus Solus factory ship. In both films, Batou carries a gun dubbed a "Jericho 942
Batou
American rock drummer (1956–2022)
Super Session – "Absolute Live!!" Fier played on the John Zorn-led album Locus Solus in 1983. 20 years later, Fier, Zorn and Lindsay recorded a live album
Anton_Fier
1985 studio album by Christian Marclay
collector's item, particularly among vinyl aficionados. Japanese label Locus Solus reissued Record Without a Cover in 1999. The reissue was pressed on white
Record_Without_a_Cover
Belgian art critic
Dublin, 1989. Noli me tangere - with Lili Dujourie and Cristina Iglesias, Locus Solus - Genova, Italy, 1990. De Pictura - an exhibition on motive and alibi
Bart_Cassiman
Brain kept alive in vitro outside of a body
a journalist is revived in a laboratory. In Raymond Roussel's novel Locus Solus (1914), the tissues of Georges Danton's head reproduce the speeches he
Isolated_brain
Japanese drummer, electronic musician and composer (born 1953)
With George Spanos Dreams Beyond (Evolver Records, 2014) With John Zorn Locus Solus (Rift, 1983) The Bribe (Tzadik, 1986 [1998]) Godard/Spillane (Tzadik
Ikue_Mori
Greek curator, professor, and author
others. Goudouna curated a production of Raymond Roussel's 1914 novel, Locus Solus, which was presented by Shunt Theatre from 2009 until 2010 at a number
Sozita_Goudouna
British independent record label
Some of these affiliated labels are: Ad Hoc Records – RēR USA label Locus Solus – Recommended Records Japan These Records – independent UK label and
Recommended_Records
(ISBN 2081360659) Clotilde Leton, Anita Conti: Portrait d'Archives, Lopérec, Locus Solus, 2014 (ISBN 9782368330104) Clothilde Leton, Anita Conti, pionnière des
Anita_Conti
List of American magazine publications which are no longer published
(1914–1929) Living Greyhawk Journal (2000–2004) Loadstar (1984–2010) Locus Solus (1961–1962) Look (1937–1971) Lowell Offering (1840-1845) Lowrider (1976–2019)
List of defunct American magazines
List_of_defunct_American_magazines
Multiple-use name with close ties to Neoism
alludes to: Martial Canterel, the wizard-hero of Raymond Roussel's novel Locus Solus; Monte Capanno, a Northern Italian villa near Perugia where Zack had
Monty_Cantsin
American guitarist, singer, and composer
1983 Kip Hanrahan Desire Develops an Edge American Clave 1983 John Zorn Locus Solus Rift reissued on Eva (Jp) in 1991 and on Tzadik in 1997 1984 Ambitious
Arto_Lindsay
Film production company
currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection Owned by Locus Solus, Inc., with distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and
Fine_Line_Features
American author
founded and edited the short-lived but influential literary journal Locus Solus (named after a novel by Raymond Roussel, one of Mathews's chief early
Harry_Mathews
American singer-songwriter (born 1951)
LP, Charly Records) (recitation on "Squarer For Maud") With John Zorn Locus Solus (1983, LP, Rift Records) With The Golden Palominos Blast of Silence (Axed
Peter_Blegvad
Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer
Thing (DIW, 1984) with Ruri Shimada, Goji Hamada, V.A., Winter Music (Locus Solus, 1985) Sentimental (Kitty, 1985) with Mal Waldron, Piano Duo Live At
Yōsuke_Yamashita
British independent record label
Frith home page. Fred Records RēR Megacorp. Recommended Records UK. Locus Solus. Recommended Records Japan. RēR USA Archived 27 April 2014 at the Wayback
Fred_Records
Zorn - Pool (1980) - 2×LP John Zorn - Archery (1982) - 2×LP John Zorn - Locus Solus (1983) - 2×LP John Zorn - Bar Kokhba (1996) - 2×CD John Zorn - The Circle
List_of_double_albums
0 — — — — April 24, 2019 April 24, 2019 Lingua Sounda/Victor 13 13 Locus Solus no Kemonotachi ロクス・ソルスの獣たち — — — — November 20, 2019 November 20, 2019
Buck-Tick_discography
Fictional poet and literary hoax
Notes on Works and Authors" in the "Special Collaborations Issue" of Locus Solus, Kenneth Koch wrote, "Though Harris was wrong about who Ern Malley 'was'
Ern_Malley_hoax
American artist (born 1960)
University of Technology Sydney, and Falmouth University. Amerika published Locus Solus (An Inappropriate Translation Composed in a 21st Century Manner) with
Mark_Amerika
American comic book publishing company
(October 2013). Brooklyn, New York: COPRA Press. Michel Fiffe (w, a). "Locus Solus" COPRA, no. 12 (November 2013). Brooklyn, New York: COPRA Press. Fiffe
COPRA_Press
American painter and poet (1908–1992)
in small literary journals, including the experimental poetry journal Locus Solus. In 1982, her poetry was published alongside Guston's artwork in the
Musa_McKim
American composer, keyboardist and producer
Hang You (Khannibalism, 2016) With John Zorn Archery (Parachute, 1981) Locus Solus (Rift, 1983) The Big Gundown (Nonesuch, 1985) Cobra (Hathut, 1987) Spillane
Wayne_Horvitz
French Navy officer and painter (1736–1804)
de la liberté : Brest au temps de l'Indépendance américaine. Paris: Locus solus, Musée national de la Marine. Rostaing McMann, Evelyn (2003). Biographical
Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
Auguste-Louis_de_Rossel_de_Cercy
pianist Svein Magnus Furu (November 10), Norwegian saxophonist John Zorn: Locus Solus (1984) Geri Allen: Printmakers (1984) Steps Ahead: Modern Times (1984)
1980s_in_jazz
American poet (1927–2017)
and Literature (1964–67) and the New Poetry issue of Harry Mathews' Locus Solus (# 3/4; 1962). To make ends meet he translated French murder mysteries
John_Ashbery
American record label
TZ 5003 2004-04 Locus Solus 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Three live; Anton Fier, Arto Lindsay and John Zorn; see also Locus Solus (Rift, 1983) TZ
Tzadik_Records
1980 studio album by members of Mars and DNA
"New York Blues" "Higher And Higher" "Africa" "Mirror Mirror" "Venice/ Locus Solus" "Gavanti's Lament" "Homeward Bound" "john". Convolution7.ws. Archived
John_Gavanti
French artist and photographer
Regards Jeanne-Marie Barbey 1876-1960, Vannes, musée de la Cohue, Éditions Locus Solus, 2017, 96 p. (présentation en ligne[permanent dead link]). Laurence Prod'homme
Jeanne-Marie_Barbey
1983 studio album by Derek Bailey, John Zorn & George Lewis
Length 44:21 Label Celluloid Producer Derek Bailey, John Zorn John Zorn chronology Locus Solus (1983) Yankees (1983) The Classic Guide to Strategy (1983)
Yankees_(album)
Markson Harry Mathews, novels, memoirs, member of Oulipo, editor of Locus Solus Mary McCarthy Claude McKay Stuart Merrill Henry Miller Derek B. Miller
List of American expatriate writers
List_of_American_expatriate_writers
British musician & composer (born 1950)
and Patrice Meyer) (Blueprint) 2001 – Loco Solo: Live In Tokyo (live) (Locus Solus) 2003 – The Trouble With Happiness (Le Chant du Monde) 2004 – Chansons
John_Greaves_(musician)
British art historian, photographer and curator
Sekula, W. Eugene Smith, Susan Sontag, Hito Steyerl and Trinh T. Minh-ha. Locus Solus: Technology, Identity and Site in Contemporary Art (1999, Black Dog Publishing;
Julian_Stallabrass
Defunct American literary magazine
Gil Ott, William Corbett o•blék/5 — 1989, dedicated to the editors of Locus Solus and with a New York School focus. Contributors: John Ashbery, Bill Berkson
O-blek
American poet
Andrew (2015-11-17). "Frank Lima's Ode to the New York School of Poets". Locus Solus: The New York School of Poets. Retrieved 2026-03-26. "Introduction".
Frank_Lima_(poet)
Canadian-born artist
London, England (1993) Esther Schipper, Cologne, Germany (1992) Galleria Locus Solus, Genoa, Italy (1992) Le Case d'Arte, Milan, Italy (1991) Interim Art
Angela_Bulloch
Georges Perec (1997) Impressions d'Afrique de Raymond Roussel (2005) Locus solus de Raymond Roussel (2005) Le Grand Meaulnes d'Alain-Fournier (2009) La
Tiphaine_Samoyault
American film director (1925–2011)
autobiographies de Robert Kaplan by his friends – page 469. Association Locus Solus, 2011 Idylls of Šemeniskiai – Adolfas translated from Lithuanian to English
Adolfas_Mekas
French press baron and journalist (1844-1924)
over the years; it was in Le Gaulois du dimanche that Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus appeared. In 1881, Meyer had the idea, along with Alfred Grévin, to represent
Arthur_Meyer_(journalist)
Spanish composer (born 1942)
bassoon, and horn (1969/72) Kwaidan, for saxophone and piano (1988) Locus solus, for chamber ensemble (1978) Luciérnaga furiosa (Duo concertante no.
Tomás_Marco
Tal, for violin and piano (1993) Keepsake, for solo cor anglais (2000) Locus Solus, for piano (1998) Ostinato, for piano (2019) Pianobooks I-XV (1991–2016)
List of compositions by John Woolrich
List_of_compositions_by_John_Woolrich
German artist
reflections). Forum, 14, pp. 226–237. (in Russian), Вилен Барский. "LOCUS SOLUS" ский. Муляр, Марина; Финкельштейн, Леонид (2000). Дом с химерами: поэтический
Vilen_Barskyi
Portuguese artist (sculptor)
knell dobre glas, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon/ Porto, Portugal. 2012: Locus Solus. Impressões de Raymond Roussel, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves
Francisco_Tropa
English architect and theorist (born 1961)
as the teeth paver and artificial lips from Raymond Roussel's novel Locus Solus (1914). Most visible are the allusions to Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel (1951)
Neil_Spiller
Bulgarian-German actress (born 1962)
2015: "Verbrennung" von Wajdi Mouawad - Regie Carolin Mylord 2016: "Locus Solus" von Raymond Roussel - Regie Christof Garbaczewski 2017: "Die Reise nach
Jeanette_Spassova
Irish electronic musician and composer
(2007) 10:1 Noises EP (2009, split with Locus Solus) Music for Bathyscaphes EP (2010, split with Locus Solus) Depth of Field (2010) Atlantic EP (2012)
Neil_O'Connor_(musician)
been rejected. Anatole France - La Révolte des anges Raymond Roussel - Locus Solus Gabriel Fauré - Barcarolle No. 11 Maurice Ravel - À la manière de Borodine
1914_in_France
1982 studio album by John Zorn
Genre Avant-garde Length 165:11 Label Parachute Producer John Zorn John Zorn chronology Pool (1980) Archery (1982) Locus Solus (1983) Tzadik Edition
Archery_(album)
French sailor and sportswoman (born 1966)
two journeys came out on March 11, 2016 (Passagère de l'Arctique, ed. Locus Solus) ISBN 9782368331101. During the summer of 2018, she tried the Northwest
Anne_Quemere
American poet
California in that year. His poetry appeared in reviews (The Floating Bear, Locus Solus, The Paris Review, The Rivoli Review), and additional books followed:
James_Koller
American poet (1926–2007)
from Eden. His work also appeared in John Ashbery & Harry Mathews's Locus Solus in 1962. Jack Spicer died in 1965; Robin Blaser moved to Vancouver; and
Landis_Everson
French historian
(preface), Editions Apogée, 2011. Plogoff, une lutte au bout du monde, Locus Solus, 2021. Pirn Bihan, Une vie de marin-pêcheur bigouden (preface), Ster
Serge_Duigou
The Pathway Eleanor H. Porter – Miss Billy Married Raymond Roussel – Locus Solus Berta Ruck – His Official Fiancée Rafael Sabatini – The Gates of Doom
1914_in_literature
Polish composer and music educator (born 1971)
Birthday) for strings and organ (2004) Sonata for solo cello (2004) Locus solus for cello octet (2004) Tęcza (Rainbow) for children's chorus (2004) Musica
Olga_Hans
British artist
Stallabrass, Pauline van Mourik Broekman, Niru Ratnam (eds.), (2000) Locus Solus: Site, Identity, Technology in Contemporary Art, Black Dog Publishing
Paul_St_George
Festival started in Monterey, California (September 14 – 16). John Zorn: Locus Solus Geri Allen: The Printmakers Steps Ahead: Modern Times Oliver Lake: Expandable
1984_in_jazz
Israeli artist (born 1982)
co-curated with DJ Hellerman, Harlan Levey Projects 1080, Brussels, BE 2022: Locus Solus, curated by Selen Ansen, Arter, Istanbul, Turkey 2022: Material Imagination:
Ella_Littwitz
Argentine composer (1943–2016)
Perpetual tango (version from a piece by John Cage), for piano solo (1989). Locus solus, for two percussion players (1989). Trío, for trumpet, trombone and tuba
Mariano_Etkin
now I know what love is From Virgil, Eclogues VIII. nunquam minus solus quam cum solus never less alone than when alone nunquam non paratus never unprepared
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Semis, Senatus, Sepultus, Servius, Servus, Sextus, Sibi, Sine, Situs, Solus, Solvit, Sub, Suus. SAC. – Sacerdos, Sacrificium, Sacrum. S.C. – Senatus
List of classical abbreviations
List_of_classical_abbreviations
German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)
gentium, became the main hymn (Hauptlied) for Advent. He transformed A solus ortus cardine to "Christum wir sollen loben schon" ("We should now praise
Martin_Luther
original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014. Stan Sokolow (ed.). "SOLUS NEWS" (PDF). Retrieved January 30, 2020. "CSDL | IEEE Computer Society"
Timeline_of_operating_systems
Austrian composer
live-electronics Photophorus (1997) for two E-Guitars and orchestra locus...doublure...solus (2001) for piano and orchestra (version for orchestra) Zefiro aleggia
Olga_Neuwirth
Metres used in Plautus and Terence
sunt posthāc stultī, stolidī, fatuī, fungī, // bardī, blennī, buccōnēs, sōlus eg(ō) omnīs long(ē) antideō stultiti(ā) et mōribus indoctīs. periī, pudĕt:
Metres_of_Roman_comedy
Part of Latin grammar
the pronominal declension, and a few special adjectives (tōtus 'whole', sōlus 'alone', ūnus 'one', nūllus 'no', alius 'another', alter 'another [of two]'
Latin_declension
Latin adverbial clause of time
whole population poured out to find out the news" cum iter faceret forte sōlus, quercum vīdit proximē viam (Gellius) "when by chance he was making a journey
Temporal_clause_(Latin)
aridisol, entresol, inceptisol, insole, sole, soleus, solifluxion, solum solus sol- alone, only desolate, desolation, desolatory, saudade, sole, soliloquy
List of Latin words with English derivatives
List_of_Latin_words_with_English_derivatives
Saving of people from sin in Christianity
into a simple set of five Latin phrases: Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Sola Gratia (by grace
Salvation_in_Christianity
Study of Christian belief and practice
Eucharist in some special way, though they disagree about the mode, the locus, and the time of that presence" (Encyclopædia Britannica Online) Archived
Christian_theology
Beethoven 1st movement Allegretto (Quartet in F op. 135) Bruckner Locus Iste Haydn Quoniam Tu solus sanctus – Gloria (Nelson Mass) Mozart 3rd movement Allegretto
List of Private Passions episodes (1995–1999)
List_of_Private_Passions_episodes_(1995–1999)
Medical condition
the CYP21A2 gene and the CYP21A1P pseudogene, and the complexity of the locus, research on the molecular level is difficult. Differences in residual enzyme
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital_adrenal_hyperplasia_due_to_21-hydroxylase_deficiency
Fundamentalism in the Reformed tradition
scriptura), grace alone (sola gratia), faith alone (sola fide), Christ alone (solus Christus), glory to God alone (soli Deo Gloria). Tota scriptura (the whole
Reformed_fundamentalism
1854 solemn mass composed by Anton Bruckner
– Andante, G minor - bass soloist with solo oboe and choir "Quoniam tu solus sanctus..." – Allegro, B♭ major Credo "Patrem omnipotentem..." – Allegro
Missa_solemnis_(Bruckner)
LOCUS SOLUS
LOCUS SOLUS
Girl/Female
Tamil
Focus
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, Vietnamese
Lotus Flower; Lotus
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Female
English
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, LOTUS means "covering, veil."
Boy/Male
Latin
Friend of Hercules.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Lotus Eyes; Lotus Eyed
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Greek Egyptian
Flower.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Christian, Danish, Greek
Dreamlike; Lotus Flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pankajam | பநà¯à®•ாஜம
Lotus
Pankajam | பநà¯à®•ாஜம
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ekagratha | à®à®•ாகà¯à®°à®¤à®¾
Focus
Ekagratha | à®à®•ாகà¯à®°à®¤à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mrinalika | மரநாலிகா
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Mrinalika | மரநாலிகா
Boy/Male
Latin
Friend of Hercules.
LOCUS SOLUS
LOCUS SOLUS
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Lord; Noble; Master
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss
Gift from God; Given; Given by God; Donation; A Gift
Boy/Male
Hindu
Free
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Mighty with a Spear; Spear; Form of Garret; To Watch
Boy/Male
Indian
Strong; Good Nature
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Another Name for Lord Ayyappa
Girl/Female
Tamil
Innocent
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Woman
Boy/Male
Greek English
follower of Christ; the annointed.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil
Cute; To Win; Charming
LOCUS SOLUS
LOCUS SOLUS
LOCUS SOLUS
LOCUS SOLUS
LOCUS SOLUS
v. t.
To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate.
pl.
of Focus
n.
The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law.
n.
Love locks.
n.
A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant.
n.
A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.
pl.
of Locus
n.
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.
pl.
of Locus
n.
A place; a locality.
n.
The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases).
v. t.
To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera.
n.
The Lotus corniculatus.
pl.
of Focus
n.
See Lotus.
imp. & p. p.
of Focus
n. pl.
A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus-eater.
n.
A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
n.
A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Focus