Induction

//ɪnˈdʌkʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of inducting. countable, uncountable

    "I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance."

  2. 2
    an act that sets in motion some course of events wordnet
  3. 3
    An act of inducting.; A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service. countable, uncountable

    "[Strom] Thurmond also condemned [Bayard] Rustin for having refusing ^([sic]) military induction as a conscientious objector."

  4. 4
    the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) wordnet
  5. 5
    An act of inducting.; The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: orientation"

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  1. 6
    reasoning from detailed facts to general principles wordnet
  2. 7
    An act of inducing. countable, uncountable

    "One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation."

  3. 8
    stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors wordnet
  4. 9
    An act of inducing.; Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a formal entry into an organization or position or office wordnet
  6. 11
    An act of inducing.; Derivation of general principles from specific instances. countable, uncountable

    "Meronym: abstraction"

  7. 12
    an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current wordnet
  8. 13
    An act of inducing.; A method of proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific case (often an integer; usually 0 or 1) and showing that, if it is true for one case then it must be true for the next. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    An act of inducing.; Use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    An act of inducing.; Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    An act of inducing.; The delivery of air to the cylinders of an internal combustion piston engine. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    An introduction. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "This is but an induction: I'lldraw / The curtains of the tragedy hereafter."

Synonyms

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generalizationinitiationa fortiori reasoninga posteriori reasoninga priori reasoningaccedence

Example

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"The rock star's induction into the Hall of Fame was predicted by all."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

Related phrases

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