| 单词 | induction |
| 释义 | induction (once / 1715 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n After a baseball player's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his name remains on the wall there for life. Induction is something that begins a process or a series of events. In college, you rush a fraternity, become a pledge, and then receive a pin at the induction ceremony. The word has a meaning in an electrical context as well. When two wires touch each other, they conduct electricity. When the current passes wirelessly between two conductors, it's called induction. WORD FAMILYinduction: inductions, self-induction+/induct: inducted, inductee, inducting, induction, inductive, inducts/inductee: inductees/inductive: inductively USAGE EXAMPLESPreviously, the game was played on a Sunday night, one night after the inductions. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) “Being the best DH ever is a baseball honor and worthy of induction, not penalization,’’ he wrote. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Ali lost prime years as a fighter, refusing military induction during the Vietnam War. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1n the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) the induction of an anesthetic state Hypo|Hyper induction of labor (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac hypnogenesisthe induction of sleep or hypnosis debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling the act of beginning something new 2n a formal entry into an organization or position or office he was ordered to report for induction into the army Syn|Hypo|Hyper initiation, installation inaugural, inauguration the ceremonial induction into a position coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiturethe 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 ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance a formal event performed on a special occasion 3n an act that sets in motion some course of events 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper initiation, trigger fomentation, instigation deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) causation, causing the act of causing something to happen n reasoning from detailed facts to general principles 3Syn|Hyper generalisation, generalization, inductive reasoning colligation the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis n an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper inductance mutual induction generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits self-inductiongeneration of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries electrical phenomenon a physical phenomenon involving electricity n stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors Syn|Hyper elicitation, evocation input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action |
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