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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
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inductance unit
  • n  a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it
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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
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industrial air pollution
  • n  pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere
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industrial arts
  • n  a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools
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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
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induction accelerator
  • n  accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
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induction coil
  • n  a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source
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induction heating
  • n  the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it
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induction of labor
  • n  (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
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inductive reasoning
  • n  reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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inductor
  • n  an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
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indulgence
  • n  an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
  • n  a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    too much indulgence spoils a child
  • n  the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
  • n  foolish or senseless behavior
  • n  the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
    in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse
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indulging
  • n  the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
  • v  give free rein to
  • v  yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • v  enjoy to excess
  • v  treat with excessive indulgence
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indument
  • n  a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
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indumentum
  • n  a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
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