induction

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a formal entry into an organization or position or office
  2. noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
  3. noun reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

initiation, installation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ceremony
Narrower (hyponyms)
coronation, bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah, inauguration

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