indubitability
- n the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt
inducement
- n a positive motivational influence
- n act of bringing about a desired result
inducement of sleep
inducer
- n an agent capable of activating specific genes
- n someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
inducing
- n act of bringing about a desired result
- v cause to arise
- v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- v cause to occur rapidly
- v reason or establish by induction
- v produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
inductance
- n an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
- n an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
inductance unit
- n a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it
inductee
- n a person inducted into an organization or social group
Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame - n someone who is drafted into military service
industrial air pollution
- n pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere
industrial arts
- n a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools
induction
- n a formal entry into an organization or position or office
he was ordered to report for induction into the army - n an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
- n reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- n stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
- n the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
the induction of an anesthetic state - n an act that sets in motion some course of events
induction accelerator
- n accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
induction coil
- n a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source
induction heating
- n the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it
induction of labor
- n (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
inductive reasoning
- n reasoning from detailed facts to general principles