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Geolocation
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
📖 Definitions of "Geolocation"
noun
- 1
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
- 2
The latitude and longitude coordinates of a particular location. Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC 19762-5:2008 (this standard has since been revised by ISO/IEC 19762:2016).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Geolocation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| histolocalizationnoun | (biology) The localization of a compound in a specific tissue. |
| cytolocationnoun | (genetics) cytogenetic location (of a gene on a chromosome) |
| echolocalizationnoun | localization by means of echolocation |
| biogeographynoun | (biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things. |
| biologgingnoun | (biology) The logging (tracking) of individual animals by means of attached tags |
| biotelemetrynoun | (biology, electronics) The use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism |
| geotaxisnoun | (biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces. |
| biotagnoun | A small radio or optical telemetry transmitter used in wildlife ecology |
| wayfindingnoun | (biology) The ability of a person or animal to orientate oneself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting oneself and navigating. |
| markernoun | Someone or something that creates marks, particularly |
| locomobilitynoun | (biology) The ability to locomote, or move one's body from one place to another. |
| geogeneticsnoun | (geography, genetics) The study of geographic variation in genetics |
| homeolocusnoun | (genetics, chiefly in the plural) One of several loci that have the same sequence of nucleotides. |
| chromosomal localizationnoun | (genetics) specified location on a chromosome in the context of a karyotype |
| type localitynoun | (taxonomy) The location where a nomenclatural or name-bearing type was collected. |
| locusnoun | A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. |
| mappingnoun | The process of making maps. |
| biotracknoun | The track left by a biological organism as it moves |
| geogenomicsnoun | A branch of genomics that studies geographic variation |
| superlocusnoun | (genetics) A position on a chromosome that is part of many genes |
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