induction
Other forms: inductions
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.
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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 sachypnogenesisthe induction of sleep or hypnosistype of:debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveilingthe act of beginning something new
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a formal entry into an organization or position or office“he was ordered to report for induction into the army”synonyms: initiation, installationtypes:coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiturethe ceremony of installing a new monarchbar mitzvah(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibilitybas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibilitytype of:ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observancea formal event performed on a special occasion
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an act that sets in motion some course of eventssynonyms: initiation, trigger
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reasoning from detailed facts to general principlessynonyms: generalisation, generalization, inductive reasoningtype of:colligationthe connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
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an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of currentsynonyms: inductancetypes:mutual inductiongeneration of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuitsself-inductiongeneration of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henriestype of:electrical phenomenona physical phenomenon involving electricity
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stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviorssynonyms: elicitation, evocation
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