in situ 1adjectivedomain: all adjPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionbeing in the original position; not having been movedReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.an in-situ investigator2.the archeologists could date the vase because it was in situSynonymsin-situ 1being in the original position; not having been movedunmoved 2being in the original position; not having been moved