Onset vs. Offset
Difference Between Onset and Offset
Onsetnoun
(archaic) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.
Offsetnoun
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.Onsetnoun
(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
the onset of schizophreniaOffsetnoun
(international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
Onsetnoun
(phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
Offsetnoun
A time at which something begins; outset.
Onsetnoun
(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
Offsetnoun
The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
offset lithographsoffset processOnsetnoun
A setting about; a beginning.
the onset of pubertyOffsetnoun
(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof.Onsetnoun
(obsolete) Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
Offsetnoun
(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
The raw signal data was subjected to a baseline correction process to subtract the sensor's offset and drift variations.Onsetverb
(obsolete) To assault; to set upon.
Offsetnoun
The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing.Onsetverb
(obsolete) To set about; to begin.
Offsetnoun
(surveying) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
Onsetnoun
the beginning or early stages;
the onset of pneumoniaOffsetnoun
An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
Onsetnoun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
the attack began at dawnOffsetnoun
(botany) A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
Offsetnoun
A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
Offsetnoun
(architecture) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
Offsetnoun
(architecture) A terrace on a hillside.
Offsetverb
(transitive) To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
I'll offset the time difference locally.to offset one charge against anotherOffsetverb
(transitive) To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).
Offsetnoun
the time at which something is supposed to begin;
they got an early startshe knew from the get-go that he was the man for herOffsetnoun
a compensating equivalent
Offsetnoun
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
Offsetnoun
a natural consequence of development
Offsetnoun
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
Offsetnoun
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
Offsetverb
compensate for or counterbalance;
offset deposits and withdrawalsOffsetverb
make up for;
His skills offset his opponent's superior strengthOffsetverb
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
Offsetverb
create an offset in;
offset a wallOffsetverb
produce by offset printing;
offset the conference proceedings
