point of origin
Where it began
A point of origin is where something begins or comes from.
In fire investigation, it's the specific location where a fire started: Investigators traced the point of origin to faulty wiring in the basement.
More broadly, it can refer to the starting place of a journey, shipment, or any process: The package was damaged at its point of origin.
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- native soilOne's country of origin
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
source · mother lode · beginning · day one · year zero · genesis · first principle · inception · spawning ground · patient zero · seed · well · cradle · root cause · provenance · headwaters · start · square one
- StargateStargate, stargates, wormhole, wormholes, chevron
- arsonarson, arsonist, arson investigator, arson investigation, attempted arson
- bloodstainsspatter, blood pool, clot, swipe pattern
point of origindestination
Intended arrival point
terminus · endpoint · end point · arrival point · journey's end
point of originend result
Ultimate consequence of events
outcome · conclusion · culmination · final product · consequence
point of originpoint of impact
Where collision happens
target area · blast radius · periphery · extent · outer reaches
point, points, pointed, pointing, pointer, pointers, pointy, pointless, pinpoint