INDUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does induction mean? 

• INDUCTION (noun)
  The noun INDUCTION has 6 senses:

1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office

2. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

4. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

5. the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

6. an act that sets in motion some course of events

  Familiarity information: INDUCTION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDUCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A formal entry into an organization or position or office

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

induction; initiation; installation

Context example:

he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame

Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):

ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):

inaugural; inauguration (the ceremonial induction into a position)

coronation; enthronement; enthronisation; enthronization; investiture (the ceremony of installing a new monarch)

bar mitzvah ((Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility)

bas mitzvah; bat mitzvah; bath mitzvah ((Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility)

Derivation:

induct (place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position)

induct (accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

inductance; induction

Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):

electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):

mutual induction (generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits)

self-induction (generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries)

Derivation:

induce; induct (produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

generalisation; generalization; induction; inductive reasoning

Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):

colligation (the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)

Derivation:

induce (reason or establish by induction)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

elicitation; evocation; induction

Context example:

the elicitation of his testimony was not easy

Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):

input; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the induction of an anesthetic state

Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):

debut; entry; first appearance; introduction; launching; unveiling (the act of beginning something new)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):

induction of labor ((obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac)

hypnogenesis (the induction of sleep or hypnosis)

Derivation:

induce (cause to arise)

induce (cause to occur rapidly)

induct (introduce or initiate)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An act that sets in motion some course of events

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

induction; initiation; trigger

Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):

causation; causing (the act of causing something to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):

fomentation; instigation (deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord))

Derivation:

induce (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner)

induct (introduce or initiate)

 Context examples 

This may lead to the reduction in tumor cell proliferation and the induction of tumor cell apoptosis.

(AKT Inhibitor ARQ 092, NCI Thesaurus)

GSK3b induction of cycD degradation, and INK4, Kip, and Cdc25A regulate cycD/CDK activity.

(Negative Regulation of G1 Phase, NCI Thesaurus)

This may lead to both the reduction of cell proliferation and the induction of cell apoptosis in AKT-overexpressing tumor cells.

(AKT 1/2 Inhibitor BAY1125976, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of cytarabine (Ara-C), idarubicin and etoposide, used as an induction treatment for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

(AIE Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Afuresertib binds to and inhibits the activity of Akt, which may result in inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and tumor cell proliferation and the induction of tumor cell apoptosis.

(Afuresertib, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid or ATRA) and idarubicin used as an induction treatment for adult acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

(AIDA Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 1, plays a role in p53-mediated apoptosis and growth suppression by apoptotic induction.

(NAIP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of melphalan, prednisone and thalidomide used as induction therapy for multiple myeloma.

(MPT Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Altogether, this leads to the inhibition of cell proliferation and tumor growth as well as the induction of tumor regression.

(MEK/Aurora Kinase Inhibitor BI 847325, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein may play a role in cell cycle induction.

(Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 6, NCI Thesaurus)