onset

on·set  (nst, ôn-)

n.

1. An onslaught; an assault.

2. A beginning; a start: the onset of a cold.

3. Linguistics The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (nkl-s), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.

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onset

Noun

a start; beginning

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	onset - the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" oncoming 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" attack, onrush, onslaught 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 beginning, start, rise, birth, kick-off (informal) outbreak, starting point, inception, commencement << OPPOSITE end

Translations

onset [ˈɔnsɛt] n → comienzo

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onset [ˈɔnsɛt] n → début m [of winter, old age]; approche f

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onset [ˈɔnsɛt] n → Beginn m

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onset [ˈɔnsɛt] n → inizio; [of winter] → arrivo