What does locationally mean?
Locationally means in relation to location or the place where something occurs. It can describe a characteristic that varies from one place to another, as in a statement about rainfall or a species being found only in certain areas. The adverb is less common than geographical alternatives and is especially suited to formal, descriptive, geographic, or technical writing. In less specialized contexts, a clearer phrase such as “in this area,” “geographically,” or “with respect to place” may be preferable. Locationally derives from the same Latin foundation as local, location, and locale: the Latin locus, meaning “place.” Its construction also reflects a common English pattern in which the suffix “-ally” turns an adjective such as locational into an adverb.
adverbIn a manner relating to location; with reference to the place in which something occurs or is situated.
- In a manner or with reference to the place where something occurs or is situated.
"The species is found locationally in areas with a warm, humid climate."
"Locationally, the dialect differs noticeably from the standard variety used elsewhere."
"Rainfall varies locationally, even across the relatively small study area."
Locationally follows the trail of the Latin locus, meaning “place,” from which location and many familiar geographic terms also grew.
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Where does locationally come from?
Locationally is formed from locational plus the adverb-forming suffix -ally. The base locational comes through French locational, ultimately from Latin locus, meaning “place,” and locare, “to place.” The same Latin root is reflected in English words such as local, locale, allocate, and dislocate.
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How locationally is actually used
This adverb is relatively uncommon in everyday English. In many contexts, “geographically,” “spatially,” or a more direct phrase such as “with regard to location” will sound more natural. It is most appropriate in descriptive, geographic, or technical writing.
Easily confused with locationally
“Locationally” is an adverb describing how an action or condition is expressed or understood, while “locational” is an adjective relating to a place or position.