locale vs locus

locale and locus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locale	Yes	No	No	No
locus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locale and locus are synonyms defined as:

locale and locus: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

Other synonyms of locale include venue.

locale (noun)	locus (noun)
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)	the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
	the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
	the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome