noun
1. a determination of the place where something is (Freq. 2)
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he got a good fix on the target
• Syn: ↑localisation, ↑location, ↑locating, ↑fix
• Hypernyms: ↑determination, ↑finding
• Hyponyms: ↑echolocation, ↑echo sounding
2. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
• Syn: ↑localization of function, ↑localisation of function, ↑localization principle, ↑localisation principle, ↑localisation
• Topics: ↑physiology
• Hyponyms: ↑lateralization, ↑lateralisation, ↑laterality
Useful english dictionary. 2012.