Onset (audio) — Onset refers to the beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak. It is related to (but different from) the concept of a transient: all musical notes have an onset, but do not necessarily… … Wikipedia
Onset — may refer to: Onset (audio), the beginning of a musical note or sound Interonset interval, a term in music Syllable onset, a term in phonetics and phonology Onset, Massachusetts, village in the United States Onset Island (Massachusetts), a small… … Wikipedia
Syllable coda — In phonology, a syllable coda comprises the consonant sounds of a syllable that follow the nucleus, which is usually a vowel. The combination of a nucleus and a coda is called a rime. Some syllables consist only of a nucleus with no coda. Some… … Wikipedia
Syllable — For the computer operating system, see Syllable (operating system). A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a… … Wikipedia
Syllable nucleus — In phonetics and phonology, the nucleus (sometimes called peak) is the central part of the syllable, most commonly a vowel. In addition to a nucleus, a syllable may begin with an onset and end with a coda, but in most languages the only part of a … Wikipedia
Syllable rime — In the study of phonology in linguistics, the rime or rhyme of a syllable consists of a nucleus and an optional coda. It is the part of the syllable used in poetic rhyme, and the part that is lengthened or stressed when a person elongates or… … Wikipedia
onset — /ˈɒnsɛt / (say onset) noun 1. an assault or attack: a violent onset. 2. a beginning or start. 3. Phonology, Phonetics the part of a syllable, such as a consonant or consonant cluster, which precedes the nucleus of the syllable …
onset — /on set , awn /, n. 1. a beginning or start: the onset of winter. 2. an assault or attack: an onset of the enemy. 3. Phonet. the segment of a syllable preceding the nucleus, as the gr in great. Cf. coda (def. 5), core (def. 14). [1525 35; ON +… … Universalium
Minor syllable — is a term used primarily in the description of Mon Khmer languages, where a word typically consists of a reduced (minor) syllable followed by a full tonic or stressed syllable. The minor syllable may be of the form /Cə/ or /CəN/, with a reduced… … Wikipedia
English phonology — See also: Phonological history of English English phonology is the study of the sound system (phonology) of the English language. Like many languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In… … Wikipedia
