Tra từ induction - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
initiation, installation
• Derivationally related forms:
install (for: installation), induct, initiate (for: initiation)
• Hypernyms:
ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
• Hyponyms:
inauguration, inaugural, coronation, enthronement, enthronization,
enthronisation, investiture, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah
2. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
generalization, generalisation, inductive reasoning
• Derivationally related forms:
induce, generalize (for: generalization)
• Hypernyms:
colligation
3. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
inductance
• Derivationally related forms:
induce, induct
• Hypernyms:
electrical phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
mutual induction, self-induction
4. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
- the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
• Syn:
evocation, elicitation
• Derivationally related forms:
elicit (for: elicitation), evoke (for: evocation)
• Hypernyms:
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
5. the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
- the induction of an anesthetic state
• Derivationally related forms:
induce, induct
• Hypernyms:
introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
• Hyponyms:
induction of labor, hypnogenesis
6. an act that sets in motion some course of events
• Syn:
trigger, initiation
• Derivationally related forms:
initiate (for: initiation), induce, induct, trigger (for: trigger)
• Hypernyms:
causing, causation
• Hyponyms:
fomentation, instigation