induction
An act of inductingAn act of inducting.
» Induction cookers use magnets to directly heat pots and pans.
В индукционных плитах для непосредственного нагрева кастрюль и сковородок используются магниты.
Meaning
12 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of inducting.
an act that sets in motion some course of events
An act of inducting.
(countable, uncountable)A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service.
Vereidigung
официа́льное введе́ние в до́лжностьoficiálʹnoje vvedénije v dólžnostʹ
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
(countable, uncountable)The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study.
Near-synonym: orientation
(countable, uncountable)An act of inducing.
the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
An act of inducing.
(countable, uncountable)Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.
Induktion
инду́кцияindúkcija
(countable, uncountable)Derivation of general principles from specific instances.
Meronym: abstraction
инду́кцияindúkcija
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(countable, uncountable)A method of proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific case (often an integer; usually 0 or 1) and showing that, if it is true for one case then it must be true for the next.
Induktion
инду́кцияindúkcija
(countable, uncountable)Use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play.
(countable, uncountable)Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells.
(countable, uncountable)The delivery of air to the cylinders of an internal combustion piston engine.
(countable, uncountable)The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An introduction.
введе́ниеvvedénije
Examples
6 sentencesInduction cookers use magnets to directly heat pots and pans.
ruВ индукционных плитах для непосредственного нагрева кастрюль и сковородок используются магниты.
I broke my gas-powered rice cooker so I got an induction rice cooker instead.
Induction cooktops use magnets.
ruВ индукционных варочных панелях используются магниты.
Induction to our society requires the renunciation of all other allegiances, including to one's country and family.
The rock star's induction into the Hall of Fame was predicted by all.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, fInherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.
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Forms
plural: inductions| Singular | induction |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current:inductance
- an act that sets in motion some course of events:triggerinitiation
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors:evocationelicitation
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office:initiationinstallation
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles:generalizationgeneralisationinductive reasoning
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable