The initial consonant sound or sounds that come before the vowel in a syllable; part of the onset rime unit Examples: |f| is the onset in the word ´fine´; |gr| is the onset in the word ´green´
A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army
The onset of something is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant. Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter = start. the beginning of something, especially something bad
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
The time of appearance of the first symptoms of a condition, prior to seeking diagnosis
The initial consonant sound or sounds that come before the vowel in a syllable; part of the onset rime unit Examples: |f| is the onset in the word 'fine'; |gr| is the onset in the word 'green'