locus vs locale

locus and locale both are nouns.

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

As nouns, locus and locale are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of locus include venue.

locus (noun)	locale (noun)
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 scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome