locality C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ UK /ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #35635 Meanings 1 noun The fact or quality of having a position in space. It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality. 2 noun The features or surroundings of a particular place. A rural locality. 3 noun The condition of being local. This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference. 4 noun Limitation to a county, district, or place. Locality of trial. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms equilocalityillocalitymicrolocalityneolocalitypseudolocalitysublocalitytranslocalityultralocalityvirilocality Etymology From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # locality **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 35635 ## Meanings 1. The fact or quality of having a position in space. 2. The features or surroundings of a particular place. 3. The condition of being local. 4. Limitation to a county, district, or place. ## Examples - It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality. - A rural locality. - This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference. - Locality of trial. ## Derived Forms - equilocality - illocality - microlocality - neolocality - pseudolocality - sublocality - translocality - ultralocality - virilocality ## Etymology From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown