The difference between Insertion and Origin

When used as nouns, insertion means the act of inserting, or something inserted, whereas origin means the beginning of something.


check bellow for the other definitions of Insertion and Origin

  1. Insertion as a noun:

    The act of inserting, or something inserted.

  2. Insertion as a noun (anatomy):

    The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.

  3. Insertion as a noun (genetics):

    The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

  1. Origin as a noun:

    The beginning of something.

  2. Origin as a noun:

    The source of a river, information, goods, etc.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: source"

  3. Origin as a noun (mathematics):

    The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: zero vector"

  4. Origin as a noun (anatomy):

    The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.

  5. Origin as a noun (cartography):

    An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.

  6. Origin as a noun (in the plural):

    Ancestry.

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