British Dictionary definitions for origin the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out

or·i·gin. (ôr′ə-jĭn, ŏr′-) n. 1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived. 2. often origins Ancestry: "We cannot escape our origins, however hard we try" (James Baldwin). 3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation: The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark. 4.

Some common synonyms of origin are inception, root, and source. While all these words mean "the point at which something begins its course or existence," origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being.

origin (1) The source of information collected in the course of a clinical study, which is distinguished from data collected at the point of patient contact and data which are derived or calculated.

The origin is the zero point on a number line (= drawing that represents all the numbers that exist), or the point where the horizontal and vertical lines on a graph (= drawing) cross.

origin ( n.) an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events; Synonyms: origination / inception. origin ( n.) the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; origin ( n.) the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived;

Origin. Web content's origin is defined by the scheme (protocol), hostname (domain), and port of the URL used to access it. Two objects have the same origin only when the scheme, hostname, and port all match. Some operations are restricted to same-origin content, and this restriction can be lifted using CORS.

Origin. Origin: verb; to sacrifice a financial gain to appease customers who have never spent, and will never spend, a dime with your company. "Yo, I heard GAMA hardcore Origined themselves by sticking their foot in their mouth without mustard ". by Skua September May 30, 2018. Flag.