Definitions for: Localization


[n] a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
[n] (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body



Webster (1913) Definition: Lo`cal*i*za"tion, n. [Cf. F. localisation.]
Act of localizing, or state of being localized.

Cerebral localization (Physiol.), the localization of the
control of special functions, as of sight or of the
various movements of the body, in special regions of the
brain.

Synonyms: fix, localisation, localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization of function, localization principle, locating, location

See Also: determination, echo sounding, echolocation, finding, lateralisation, laterality, lateralization, principle, rule

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