Lō'cal, a.
a. [Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. local, It. locale, Lat. localis, from locus, place.]
- Pertaining to a particular place, or to a fixed or limited portion of space; as, local circumstances.
- Limited or confined to a spot, place, or definite district; as, a local custom.
— Gives to airy nothings A local habitation and a name. Shak. Local actions (Law), such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises:—distinguished from transitory actions. Blackstone.—Local affection (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the system.—Local attraction (Magnetism), attraction causing a compass-needle to deviate from its proper direction, exerted by objects in its immediate neighborhood, especially on ship-board.—Local color (Paint.), that color which belongs to each particular object, irrespective of all accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, &c.