"induction" meaning in French

See induction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃.dyk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-induction.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-induction.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: inductions [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin inductio. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:lbor|la:inductio}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to lead", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁én", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*en", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*en-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "lead; draw", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to lead", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to pull", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to pull", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dewk-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déwkti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*doukō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dūcō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "indūcō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inductio", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "induction", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="induction">, {{lbor|fr|la|inductio}} Learned borrowing from Latin inductio Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} induction f (plural inductions)
  1. (logic) induction (derivation of general principles from specific instances) Tags: feminine Coordinate_terms: déduction
    Sense id: en-induction-fr-noun-D1ZNXQMa Categories (other): Logic Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. (physics) induction (generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-induction-fr-noun-qaC-wXXG Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Physics, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: inductif, induire

Inflected forms

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