Difference between Onset and Onrush

What is the difference between Onset and Onrush?

Onset as a noun is a rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. while Onrush as a noun is a forceful rush or flow forward

Onset

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To assault; to set upon. To set about; to begin.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent. The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus. The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak. A setting about; a beginning. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.

Onrush

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A forceful rush or flow forwardAn aggressive assault

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