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| 1. | [ noun ] a formal entry into an organization or position or office | |
| Synonyms: | initiation installation | |
| Examples: | "his initiation into the club" "he was ordered to report for induction into the army" "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" |
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| Related terms: | ceremony bar_mitzvah inauguration bat_mitzvah coronation initiate install | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current | |
| Related terms: | electrical_phenomenon mutual_induction self-induction induce | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | |
| Synonyms: | generalization generalisation inductive_reasoning | |
| Related terms: | reasoning colligation induce | |
| 4. | [ noun ] stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | |
| Synonyms: | elicitation evocation | |
| Examples: | "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" |
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| Related terms: | stimulation arouse | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current | |
| Synonyms: | inductance | |
| Related terms: | physical_property self_induction mutual_induction physics | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (physics) the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF | |
| Related terms: | natural_process self-induction mutual_induction induce | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) | |
| Examples: | "the induction of an anesthetic state" |
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| Related terms: | debut induction_of_labor hypnogenesis induce | |
| 8. | [ noun ] an act that sets in motion some course of events | |
| Synonyms: | initiation trigger | |
| Related terms: | causing fomentation originate trip induct | |
| Similar spelling: |
induct indiction inductive inductance inductor inductee inducing indoctrinate indication indexation intact induce indict intactness industrial inducement indictment industrious inducer induced |
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