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induction

After a baseball player's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his name remains on the wall there for life. Induction is something that begins a process or a series of events.

In college, you rush a fraternity, become a pledge, and then receive a pin at the induction ceremony. The word has a meaning in an electrical context as well. When two wires touch each other, they conduct electricity. When the current passes wirelessly between two conductors, it's called induction.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: induction

1
 n
the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
2
 n
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
3
 n
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
4
 n
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: induction
1

n the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

“the induction of an anesthetic state”
Types:
induction of labor
(obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
hypnogenesis
the induction of sleep or hypnosis
Type of:
debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling
the act of beginning something new

n a formal entry into an organization or position or office

“he was ordered to report for induction into the army”
Synonyms:
initiation, installation
Types:
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inaugural, inauguration
the ceremonial induction into a position
coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
bar mitzvah
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
Type of:
ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
a formal event performed on a special occasion

n an act that sets in motion some course of events

Synonyms:
initiation, trigger
Types:
fomentation, instigation
deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Type of:
causation, causing
the act of causing something to happen
2

n reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

Synonyms:
generalisation, generalization, inductive reasoning
Type of:
colligation
the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
3

n an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

Synonyms:
inductance
Types:
mutual induction
generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits
self-induction
generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries
Type of:
electrical phenomenon
a physical phenomenon involving electricity
4

n stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

Synonyms:
elicitation, evocation
Type of:
input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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