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origin 1. Anatomy a. the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion b. the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out 2. Maths a. the point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes b. the point whose coordinates are all zero 3. Commerce the country from which a commodity or product originates origin [′är·ə·jən] (anatomy) The point at which the nonmoving end of a muscle is attached to a bone; it is at the proximal end of the muscle. (computer science) Absolute storage address in relative coding to which addresses in a region are referenced. (mathematics) The point of a coordinate system at which all coordinate axes meet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species--that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers. As we believe this to be an appropriation of the name that has its origin with ourselves, the time has arrived, perhaps, when the fact should be frankly admitted. While our family has followed the general human law in the matter just mentioned, it forms a marked exception to the rule that so absolutely controls all of white blood, on this continent, in what relates to immigration and territorial origin. |
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