1. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
   "The localisation of function in the brain has been crucial for understanding neurological disorders";
   - localization of function, localisation of function [Brit], localization principle, localisation principle [Brit], localization
    
2. A determination of the place where something is
   "The GPS helped with the localisation of the lost hikers";
   - localization, location, fix

Derived forms: localisations

Type of: determination, finding, principle, rule

Encyclopedia: Localisation