induced (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *induced*:
ADJECTIVE	all	induced	brought about or caused

induced > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnduw'st
Rhymes	boost ... roost: 5 rhymes with uwst...

English > *induced*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Brought about or caused; not spontaneous.
Example	"a case of steroid-induced weakness"
Narrower	elicited, evoked	Called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation / stimulation
Narrower	iatrogenic	induced by a physician's words / words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
Opposite	spontaneous, self-generated	happening / happening or arising without apparent external cause
Spanish	inducido
Catalan	induït

HyperDic: induced