onset
[ on-set, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn- /
noun
a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
an assault or attack: an onset of the enemy.
Phonetics.
the segment of a syllable preceding the nucleus, as the gr in great.
Compare coda(def 5), core1(def 14).
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British Dictionary definitions for onset
onset
/ (ˈɒnˌsɛt) /
noun
an attack; assault
a start; beginning
Medical definitions for onset
onset
[ ŏn′sĕt′ ]
n.
A beginning; a start, as of a cold.