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🙋 Caused by oneself ⚡ Created by itself
self-induced

self-induced

8.8
Made inside a device by its own changing electric current
  • adjective
  • /sɛlf ɪnˈdust/
  • Specialized
translation icon : autoinducido
  • In the experiment, self-induced magnetism was crucial for maintaining stability in the reaction.

Examples

  • In this case, a daughter sought treatment from a therapist in 1989 for bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder involving binging and self-induced vomiting.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The technician explained how self-induced currents can alter the performance of the electrical circuit.

  • The error was a result of self-induced fluctuations in the system's voltage levels.

Synonyms

inductive
vsself-induced
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Related to electrical coils that resist changes in current

is caused by induction occurring inside the same device
self-produced
vsself-induced
1 4.7

Made by a person without outside help

is particular to induction inside devices rather than general internal creation
self-generated
vsself-induced
1 5.1

Made by itself without outside help

is specific to induction within electrical systems rather than general origin

Surface Forms

self-induced positive

Morphology

self-induced = induced (semi-transparent) = self + induce + ed

While 'self' and 'induced' are clear, the specific meaning of self-induction in physics may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Self-induced is made of self ('by itself') and induced ('to cause'), the same idea you see in produce. So a self-induced electrical effect is one the device 'creates inside itself' rather than from outside.