Induction - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈdʌkʃn|
Brit.
|ɪnˈdʌkʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office (syn: initiation, installation)
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (syn: generalization)
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (syn: elicitation, evocation)
- the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
he was ordered to report for induction into the army
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current (syn: inductance)- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (syn: generalization)
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (syn: elicitation, evocation)
- the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
the induction of an anesthetic state
- an act that sets in motion some course of events (syn: initiation, trigger)Extra examples
Many people attended the bishop's induction.
The induction ceremony was held at a banquet hall.
Mrs Simpson is responsible for the induction of new library staff.
... the induction committee waived its normal five-year retirement criteria for fear Kelley might never retire.
Here we have the flower and outcome of Newton's induction.
Word forms
noun
singular: induction
plural: inductions
singular: induction
plural: inductions
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