- in|duc|tion
- in|duc|tion «ihn DUHK shuhn», noun.1. a) the process by which an object having electrical or magnetic properties produces similar properties in a nearby object, usually without direct contact; inductance: »
Induction can give a conductor a permanent charge…until it leaks off or is otherwise dissipated (Scientific American).
b) a tendency exhibited by currents of electricity to resist change.2. a) reasoning from particular facts to a general rule or principle. b) a conclusion reached in this way: »Every induction is a speculation and it guesses at a unity which the facts present but do not strictly imply (J. Bronowski).
3. a) the act of inducting; act or ceremony of installing a person in office; installation. b) U.S. enrollment in military service.4. the act of bringing into existence or operation; producing; causing; inducing: »induction of a hypnotic state.
5. the taking of the explosive mixture or air into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine.6. Embryology. the change in form or shape caused by the action of one tissue of an embryo on adjacent tissues or parts.7. Archaic. an introductory statement in a literary work; a preface or prelude.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.