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onset

/ˈɒn.sɛt/

/ˈɑn.sɛt/

onsetnoun

onsets

/ˈɒn.sɛt/

/ˈɑn.sɛt/

Translations

The onset of winter was sudden and unexpected.

Начало зимы было внезапным и неожиданным.

The onset of the disease was rapid and severe.

Наступление болезни было быстрым и тяжелым.

Additional translations

Definitions

The beginning or start of something, especially something unpleasant.

The onset of winter brought cold temperatures and snow.

An attack or assault, especially a vigorous one.

The castle was prepared for the onset of the enemy forces.

In phonology, the consonant or consonant cluster that precedes the nucleus of a syllable.

In the syllable "spring", the /spr/ consonant cluster is the onset.

Synonyms

onsetadjective

/ˈɒn.sɛt/

/ˈɑn.sɛt/

Used attributively to modify nouns with the sense of ‘initial’ or ‘at the start’ (e.g., onset time, onset age).

Definitions

Occurring at or relating to the very beginning; initial.

The study focused on the onset phase of the reaction.