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induction   (TTS Sound)

The noun induction has 6 senses

• initiation, induction, 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")


• induction, inductance -- (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)


• generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning -- (reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)


• evocation, induction, elicitation -- (stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy")


• induction -- (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state")


• trigger, induction, initiation -- (an act that sets in motion some course of events)