induction
- noun
- /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/
- 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.
- But if you're just starting with induction, you haven't done it before.
- This robust induction of heat shock proteins upon heat exposure is a prime example of hormesis.
Examples
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Biological studies point to the importance of cytokines in the induction and maintenance of lesions.
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The induction process.
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During the past five years, the topic of induction has been getting much attention.
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Many of the physiological changes are coordinated by the induction and repression of gene expression.
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"Ideally, a patient should refrain from taking nourishment up to nine hours prior to induction of general anesthetic."
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Intravenous prophylactic antibiotics were administered to all patients at the time of anesthesia induction.
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All three recipients received basiliximab induction and triple maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone, mycophenolate mofetil, and cyclosporine A.
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The induction of new employees is crucial for their integration into the company.
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They organized a ceremony for the induction of the new board members.
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During the induction, the students were introduced to the lab equipment they would use.
Synonyms
The act of making something new
The act of beginning something such as a project
The time when something begins or is made
An action that makes something happen
A time when something new starts, like a new government or school
Antonyms
Compounds
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A number showing how much a changing current in one coil makes a voltage in another coil
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A number showing how strongly a coil creates voltage when the electric current changes
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A way to show a statement true for every natural number by checking the first case and the next case
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A machine that makes a steady beam of electrons go faster using electric fields from changing magnets
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To heat metal by making electric currents inside it using magnetic fields
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A machine that uses changing electric current and magnets to turn and drive equipment
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A change in current in one circuit causes a current in a nearby circuit
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A neon tube light that uses very fast electric currents around the tube instead of wires
How Started
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.