Originnoun
The beginning of something.
Originnoun
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
Originnoun
(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
Originnoun
(anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
Originnoun
(cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
Originnoun
(in the plural) Ancestry.
Originnoun
The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.
Originnoun
That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.
Originnoun
The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; - in contradistinction to insertion.
Originnoun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
Originnoun
properties attributable to your ancestry;
Originnoun
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Originnoun
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
Originnoun
the descendants of one individual;
Insertionnoun
The act of inserting, or something inserted.
Insertionnoun
(anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
Insertionnoun
(genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
Insertionnoun
The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.
Insertionnoun
The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx.
Insertionnoun
That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric; as, there were numerous insertions and corrections to the first draft.
Insertionnoun
The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; - in contradistinction to its origin.
Insertionnoun
a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted;
Insertionnoun
the act of putting one thing into another