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English noun: induction | |||
| 1. | induction (event) a formal entry into an organization or position or office | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | initiation, installation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, inaugural, inauguration, investiture | ||
| 2. | induction (phenomenon) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current | ||
| Synonyms | inductance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mutual induction, self-induction | ||
| 3. | induction (cognition) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | ||
| Synonyms | generalisation, generalization, inductive reasoning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | colligation | ||
| 4. | induction (cognition) stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | ||
| Samples | The elicitation of his testimony was not easy. | ||
| Synonyms | elicitation, evocation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus | ||
| 5. | induction (act) the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) | ||
| Samples | The induction of an anesthetic state. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hypnogenesis, induction of labor | ||
| 6. | induction (act) an act that sets in motion some course of events | ||
| Synonyms | initiation, trigger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | causation, causing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fomentation, instigation | ||
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