| NOUN | event | induction, initiation, installation | a formal entry into an organization or position or office |
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| phenomenon | induction, inductance | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current | |
| cognition | induction, generalization, generalisation, inductive reasoning | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | |
| cognition | induction, evocation, elicitation | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | |
| act | induction | the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) | |
| act | induction, trigger, initiation | an act that sets in motion some course of events |
| Sounds | ihndah'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current. | |
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| Synonym | inductance | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | electrical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon involving electricity |
| Spanish | inducción, inductancia | |
| Catalan | inducció | |
| Verbs | induce, induct | produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes |
| Meaning | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. | |
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| Synonyms | generalization, generalisation, inductive reasoning | |
| Broader | colligation | The connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis |
| Spanish | inducción, razonamiento inductivo | |
| Verbs | induce | reason or establish by induction |
| Meaning | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors. | |
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| Synonyms | evocation, elicitation | |
| Broader | stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input | Any stimulating information or event |
| Meaning | The act of bringing about something (especially at an early time). | |
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| Example | "the induction of an anesthetic state" | |
| Narrower | hypnogenesis | The induction of sleep or hypnosis |
| induction of labor | (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac | |
| Broader | introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry | The act of beginning something new |
| Verbs | induce | cause to arise |
| induce | cause to occur rapidly | |
| induct | introduce or initiate | |
| Meaning | An act that sets in motion some course of events. | |
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| Synonyms | trigger, initiation | |
| Narrower | fomentation, instigation | Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
| Broader | causing, causation | The act of causing something to happen / happen |
| Spanish | desencadenamiento, inducción, iniciación | |
| Catalan | desencadenament, inducció, iniciació | |
| Verbs | induce | cause to do |
| induct | introduce or initiate | |
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