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onset
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[ noun ] the beginning or early stages
Synonyms Examples "the onset of pneumonia" Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)First , the Onset Profile spreads across approximately 12 years for boys and 10 years for girls . The Maturity Chart for each sex demonstrates clearly that Onset is a phenomenon of infancy and early_childhood whereas Completion is a phenomenon of the later portion of adolescence . Second , for both sexes , the 21 transverse lines in the Onset Profile vary more in individual spread than those in the Completion Profile . Although the standard_deviation values on which spread of the lines are based are relatively larger for those centers which begin to ossify early ( Table 1 ) , there are considerable differences in this value between centers having the closely timed Onsets . The Onset Profile and Completion Profile are constructed to serve as norms for children . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (military) an offensive against and enemy (using weapons)
Examples "the attack began at dawn" |
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