- initiation, induction, installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
--1 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
--1 has particulars:inauguration, inaugural; coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture; bar mitzvah; bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah Derived forms: verb induct2, verb induct1 - induction - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
--2 is a kind of electrical phenomenon
--2 has particulars: mutual induction; self-inductionDerived forms: verb induce5, verb induct4 - generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
--3 is a kind of colligation
Derived form: verb induce4 - induction - the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF
--4 is a kind of natural process, natural action, action, activity
--4 has particulars: mutual induction; self-inductionDerived forms: verb induce5, verb induct4 - evocation, induction, elicitation - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
--5 is a kind of stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
- inductance, induction - (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current
--6 is a kind of physical property
--6 has particulars: self induction; mutual inductionDerived form: verb induct4 - induction - the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"
--7 is a kind of introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
--7 has particulars: induction of labor; hypnogenesisDerived forms: verb induce3, verb induce1, verb induct5 - trigger, induction, initiation - an act that sets in motion some course of events
--8 is a kind of causing, causation
--8 has particulars: fomentation, instigationDerived forms: verb induce2, verb induct5