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Induction
Found in thesaurus: ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, ceremonial, electrical phenomenon, colligation, stimulation, input, stimulant, stimulus, debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling, causation, causing
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induction
n.
causing, bringing about; introduction, initiation; formal installation in an office; act or process of deriving a general proposition from certain facts; production of an electric or magnetic state without direct contact (Electricity)
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Induction
Induction may refer to:
General use
- Rite of passage
- Introduction of an individual into a body such as the armed forces
- Formal introduction of a priest into possession of the position to which she or he has been presented and instituted
- Student orientation, an induction program for new students at Universities
- Teacher induction, the support and guidance provided to novice educators in the early stages of their careers
- Induction (teachers), the period of one year following qualification as a teacher in the United Kingdom
- Induction (play), an opening scene in a play, notably used in early English plays
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induction
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) initiation, installation
(hypernym) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
(hyponym) inauguration, inaugural
(derivation) initiate, induct
2. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
(hypernym) electrical phenomenon
(hyponym) mutual induction
(derivation) induce, induct
3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(synonym) generalization, generalisation, inductive reasoning
(hypernym) colligation
(derivation) induce
4. the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) mutual induction
(derivation) induce, induct
5. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
(synonym) evocation, elicitation
(hypernym) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
6. (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current
(synonym) inductance
(hypernym) physical property
(hyponym) self induction
(derivation) induce, induct
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
7. the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"
(hypernym) introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
(hyponym) induction of labor
(derivation) induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
8. an act that sets in motion some course of events
(synonym) trigger, initiation
(hypernym) causing, causation
(hyponym) fomentation, instigation
(derivation) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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induction
nf.
induction, inducement
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induction
n.
indukce; zaškolení; vyvolání porodu
