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Definition of Locating
1. Noun. The act of putting something in a certain place.
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Stratification, Apposition, Collocation, Juxtaposition, Interposition, Intervention, Orientation, Planting, Implantation, Repositioning, Set, Superposition, Fingering, Superposition
Derivative terms: Emplace, Locate, Locate, Posit, Position, Position
2. Noun. A determination of the place where something is. "He got a good fix on the target"
Generic synonyms: Determination, Finding
Specialized synonyms: Echo Sounding, Echolocation
Derivative terms: Localise, Localise, Localize, Localize, Locate, Locate
Definition of Locating
1. Verb. (present participle of locate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Locating
1. locate [v] - See also: locate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Locating
Literary usage of Locating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jig and Fixture Design: A Treatise Covering the Principles of Jig and by Franklin Day Jones (1920)
"In this engraving the surfaces marked / are the locating points, which bring the
... This method of locating the work is satisfactory when the work done is ..."
2. Plane Surveying: A Text-book and Pocket Manual by John Clayton Tracy (1907)
"For the same reason, methods of locating details which save unnecessary "set-ups"
of the transit are often used. (See p. 140.) Sometimes the surveyor is ..."
3. Railroad Curves and Earthwork by Calvin Frank Allen (1920)
"The locating Engineer is the chief of party, and is responsible for the business
management of the camp and party, as well as for the conduct of the survey. ..."
4. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1917)
"Wish to state that the City adopted this plan about a year ago and we are finding
it to be a much simpler and easier method of locating our accounts than ..."
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