induction heating

6.1

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

noun
/ɪnˈdʌkʃən ˈhiːtɪŋ/

Specialized

: calentamiento por inducción

The laboratory installed new equipment that relies on induction heating for faster and cleaner processing.

Examples

Using induction heating helps improve efficiency and reduces contamination during the manufacturing process.
The induction heating process is very efficient.
Induction heating is commonly used in metalworking for tasks such as forging and hardening.
Many chefs prefer induction heating for cooking.
The process of induction heating is essential in the metal industry for melting and shaping metals.
Many manufacturers rely on induction heating to quickly and efficiently heat metal parts during assembly.
Using induction heating, the technician ensured that the metal was heated evenly before it was molded.

Synonyms

induction

vsinduction heating

Specialized

1 4.2

Cooking on a cooktop that heats pans directly using a magnetic field

is the broader process heating conductors by creating currents inside them with electromagnetic fields

Antonyms

cooling

60 2.1

A drop in temperature that makes something colder

Surface Forms

induction heating singular

induction heatings plural

Morphology

induction + heating

The meaning 'heating produced by electromagnetic induction' is directly compositional from 'induction' (generation of electrical current via changing magnetic fields) + 'heating' (causing temperature to rise). Although technical, the noun–noun composition follows a regular pattern (method/means + result), so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE's sense.

Etymology

The term induction heating combines induction, meaning making electric currents inside a metal, and heating, meaning making it hot. A nearby coil with a changing magnetic field makes those hidden currents, so the term means 'heating a material by electric currents produced inside it'.