"induction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-induction.wav [UK] Forms: induction [singular], inductions [plural]
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  1. The act of inducting something.
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  2. A formal ceremony where a person is inducted into an office or into military service
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  3. Making an electric current by using a varying magnetic field.
    Sense id: simple-induction-en-noun-NUdLPHGj Categories (other): Physics
  4. The derivation of general principles from specific instances.
    Sense id: simple-induction-en-noun-BTQbzUnm
  5. A proof of a theorem by first proving it for one integer and showing that if it is true for one integer then it must be true for other integers.
    Sense id: simple-induction-en-noun-Hyi7eV-K Categories (other): Mathematics
  6. The act of inducing childbirth.
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  7. The use of rumors to confuse and complicate the story of a play or to tell the story without giving facts.
    Sense id: simple-induction-en-noun-pyWOSR71
  8. The development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
    Sense id: simple-induction-en-noun-sbVva8eg Categories (other): Biology
  9. An introduction.
    Sense id: simple-induction-en-noun-G1uekyxI Categories (other): Old words
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