induction

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   the induction of an anesthetic state

2. 2
   noun

   An act of inducting.

   I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance.

3. 3
   noun

   An act of inducing.

   One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.

4. 4
   noun

   An introduction.

   This is but an induction: I'lldraw / The curtains of the tragedy hereafter.

5. 5
   noun

   an act that sets in motion some course of events

6. 6
   noun

   reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

7. 7
   noun

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

8. 8
   noun

   a formal entry into an organization or position or office

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.