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Definition of ONSET

Onset
Onset On"set`, v. t. 1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.] 2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] --Carew.
Onset
Onset On"set`, n. [On + set.] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. --Milton. The onset and retire Of both your armies. --Shak. Who on that day the word of onset gave. --Wordsworth. 2. A setting about; a beginning. [Obs.] --Shak. There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon. 3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. [Obs.] --Johnson.

Meaning of ONSET from wikipedia

- Look up onset in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Onset may refer to: Onset (audio), the beginning of a musical note or sound Interonset interval, a term...
- Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a form of Still's disease, a rare systemic autoinflammatory disease characterized by the classic triad of fevers...
- develops first, ALS is classified as limb-onset (begins with weakness in the arms or legs) or bulbar-onset (begins with difficulty in speaking or swallowing)...
- Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), also called younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (YOAD), is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. It...
- The Onset were an indie rock band formed in 1987 by Mike Badger after he left his former band the La's. Badger teamed up with locals Danny Dean on guitar...
- Early onset dementia or young onset dementia refers to dementia with symptom onset prior to age 65. This condition is a significant public health concern...
- Onset refers to the beginning of a musical note or other sound. It is related to (but different from) the concept of a transient: all musical notes have...
- Sleep onset is the transition from wakefulness into sleep. Sleep onset usually transits into non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM sleep) but under certain...
- syllables have an onset. Syllables without an onset may be said to have an empty or zero onset – that is, nothing where the onset would be. Some languages...
- Dela**** onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly...