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on·set
(ŏn′sĕt′, ôn′-)n.
1. The beginning or start of something: the onset of a cold.
2. Linguistics The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͞o′klē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.
3. Archaic An attack by military forces; an assault.
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onset
(ˈɒnˌsɛt)n
1. an attack; assault
2. a start; beginning
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on•set
(ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-)n.
1. a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
2. an assault or attack: the onset of the enemy.
[1525–35]
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Noun | 1. | onset - the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start" |
2. | onset - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" ground attack - an attack by ground troops assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory blitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
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onset
noun
1. beginning, start, rise, birth, kick-off (informal), outbreak, starting point, inception, commencement This drug slows down the onset of the disease.
beginning ending, end, finish, conclusion, outcome, wind-up, termination, culmination
beginning ending, end, finish, conclusion, outcome, wind-up, termination, culmination
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onset
noun1. The act of attacking:
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Translations
إبْتِداء
start
upphaf, byrjun
sākums
onset
[ˈɒnset] N (= beginning) → principio m, comienzo m; [of disease] → aparición fthe onset of winter → el comienzo del invierno
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onset
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onset
(ˈonset) noun a beginning. the onset of a cold.
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onset
n inicio, comienzo; age at — edad f de inicio or comienzo; early-onset de inicio or comienzo precoz; juvenile-onset de inicio or comienzo juvenil; late-onset de inicio or comienzo tardíoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.