| induction | | |
| n. (event) | 1. induction, initiation, installation | a formal entry into an organization or position or office.; "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" |
| ~ inaugural, inauguration | the ceremonial induction into a position.; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" |
| ~ ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion.; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ 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.; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. inductance, induction | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current. |
| ~ electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. |
| ~ colligation | the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. elicitation, evocation, induction | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors.; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" |
| ~ stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action. |
| n. (act) | 5. induction | the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time).; "the induction of an anesthetic state" |
| ~ debut, first appearance, introduction, entry, launching, unveiling | the act of beginning something new.; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (act) | 6. induction, initiation, trigger | an act that sets in motion some course of events. |
| ~ causation, causing | the act of causing something to happen. |
| ~ instigation, fomentation | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord). |
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