aloitus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
- commencement noun The beginning or start of something (formal).
- entrance noun A doorway, gate, or opening through which one enters a place.
- entry noun The act of entering, or a means of entering a place.
- inception noun The beginning or establishment of something.
- kick off verb To begin something, especially an event, campaign or meeting.
- offset noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
- opening noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.
- scrum noun A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
- start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
- starter noun Someone who starts, or who starts something.
Senses
aloitus is used for these senses in English:
- attack (audio) The amount of time taken for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
- beginning (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
- commencement The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
- entry (music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
- face-off (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- inception The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
- kick-off (football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.
- offset (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
attack — full definition
- verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
- verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
- noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
- noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.