induction
in duhk shuhn
- 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
- Stick your hand into a powerful electric induction coil.
- After that ruling, Seeger was summoned to an Army induction center in New York City.
- Among the rarest honors that President Bush bestows is induction into the Hundred Degree Club.