induction

1. A formal entry into an organization or position or office (synset 107467805)
   "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"
   is a type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion
   subtypes:

   • inaugural, inauguration - the ceremonial induction into a position
   • coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch
   • bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
   • bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
   same as: initiation, installation
2. An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current (synset 111488572)
   is a type of: electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
   subtypes:

   • mutual induction - generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits
   • self-induction - generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries
   same as: inductance
3. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (synset 105782412)
   is a type of: colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
   same as: generalisation, generalization, inductive reasoning
4. Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (synset 105835577)
   "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
   is a type of: input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
   same as: elicitation, evocation
5. The act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) (synset 100239394)
   "the induction of an anesthetic state"
   is a type of: debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling - the act of beginning something new
   subtypes:

   • induction of labor - (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
   • hypnogenesis - the induction of sleep or hypnosis
6. An act that sets in motion some course of events (synset 100157210)
   is a type of: causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen
   subtypes: fomentation, instigation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
   same as: initiation, trigger

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