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in·duc·tion (in duk′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an inducting or being inducted; installation, initiation, etc.
  2. Archaic an introduction; preface or prelude
  3. an inducing, or bringing about
  4. a bringing forward of separate facts or instances, esp. so as to prove a general statement
  5. Embryology the influence of one tissue upon the development of adjacent tissue, as by the diffusion of a chemical substance to nearby tissue
  6. Logic reasoning from particular facts or individual cases to a general conclusion; also, a conclusion reached by such reasoning
  7. Math. a method of proving a theorem which holds true for all whole numbers greater than or equal to some first number, by demonstrating that it holds true for the first number and by showing that, if it holds true for all the subsequent numbers preceding a given number, then it must hold for the next following number
    in full mathematical induction
  8. Physics
    1. the act or process by which an electric or magnetic effect is produced in an electrical conductor or magnetizable body when it is exposed to the influence or variation of a field of force
    2. the transference of the explosive mixture of air and fuel from the carburetor to the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine

Etymology: OFr < L inductio

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induction Synonyms

induction

n.

  1. Logical reasoning

    inference, rationalization, generalization, conclusion, ratiocination, judgment, conjecture; see also reason 2.

  2. The process of electrical attraction

    electric induction, magnetic induction, electromagnetic action, electrostatic induction; see electricity 2.

  3. The process of being initiated

    initiation, installation, introduction, ordination, consecration, instatement, investiture, conscription, entrance into service; see also draft 6, installation 1, selection 1.


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induction Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • anesthesia: Some anesthetists pass stomach tubes prior to induction of anesthesia to empty the stomach.

Converse of object

  • harden: The gears were all hobbed from the solid, shaved, induction hardened and honed to produce the correct tooth form.

Adjective modifier

  • hypnotic: Place a tape recorder approximately where a patient would sit and run through a hypnotic induction and suggestions.

Modifies a noun

  • loop: Induction loop at left window of the box office.

Noun used with modifier

  • ovulation: Women with invasive ovarian tumors were no more likely to have been exposed to any ovulation induction agents.
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