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induction

induction

8 5.7
A step that makes something start, often at the beginning
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/
translation icon : inducción
  • The study findings provide important evidence regarding differences in the induction experiences of beginning special education and general education teachers.
  • induction of anesthesia
  • induction procedure
  • induction chemotherapy

But if you're just starting with induction, you haven't done it before.

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Examples

  • Biological studies point to the importance of cytokines in the induction and maintenance of lesions.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The induction process.

  • During the past five years, the topic of induction has been getting much attention.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many of the physiological changes are coordinated by the induction and repression of gene expression.

    Academic text (2017)
  • "Ideally, a patient should refrain from taking nourishment up to nine hours prior to induction of general anesthetic."

  • Intravenous prophylactic antibiotics were administered to all patients at the time of anesthesia induction.

    Academic text (2015)
  • All three recipients received basiliximab induction and triple maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone, mycophenolate mofetil, and cyclosporine A.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The induction of new employees is crucial for their integration into the company.

  • They organized a ceremony for the induction of the new board members.

  • During the induction, the students were introduced to the lab equipment they would use.

Synonyms

creation
vsinduction
349 1.8

The act of making something new

is about causing an early stage to begin rather than creating existence
initiation
vsinduction
15 4.7

The act of beginning something such as a project

is an ongoing process that causes the first stage
origination
vsinduction
5 6.3

The time when something begins or is made

is specifically the process that causes the earliest stage
inducement
vsinduction
1 6.8

An action that makes something happen

is the process that starts the early stage rather than simply producing results
instauration
vsinduction
  • Archaic
9.9

A time when something new starts, like a new government or school

is broader and also covers ordinary early stages not only first founding

Antonyms

termination
  • Formal
56 4.7

The act of ending something, like a job or contract

29 7.2

The end of something that is happening

Compounds

induction coil
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A loop of wire that makes high voltage from low battery power

induction of labor
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Starting labor by giving medicine or breaking the water

A number showing how much a changing current in one coil makes a voltage in another coil

A number showing how strongly a coil creates voltage when the electric current changes

magnetic induction
  • Specialized
5.3

A process that makes metal act like a magnet when near a magnet

8.1

A way to show a statement true for every natural number by checking the first case and the next case

induction accelerator
  • Specialized
9.6

A machine that makes a steady beam of electrons go faster using electric fields from changing magnets

induction heating
  • Specialized
6.1

To heat metal by making electric currents inside it using magnetic fields

induction motor
  • Specialized
4.6

A machine that uses changing electric current and magnets to turn and drive equipment

mutual induction
  • Specialized
7.4

A change in current in one circuit causes a current in a nearby circuit

neon induction lamp
  • Specialized
7.8

A neon tube light that uses very fast electric currents around the tube instead of wires

self-induction
  • Specialized
9.3

A voltage that appears in a circuit when its current changes

How Started

to launch
504 3.7
commencement
10 4.4
induction
8 5.7
start
1.0
onset
62 4.4
to spark
154 3.4

Surface Forms

induction singular
inductions plural

Morphology

induction = induct (semi-transparent) = in + duct + ion

The connection to 'induct' is clear, but the specific meaning of starting a process is not a standard grammatical derivation.

Etymology

Induction comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and ducere 'to lead', so it once meant 'leading into' something. That's why an induction is the process that 'leads' or causes something to begin.