nnoun.eventa formal entry into an organization or position or officeSynset:initiation installation
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:inductinstallinitiate
Hypernyms:ceremonial ceremonial occasion ceremony observance
Inherited Hypernyms:initiationceremonyaffairsocial eventeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bar mitzvahbas mitzvahbat mitzvahbath mitzvahcoronationenthronemententhronisationenthronizationinauguralinaugurationinvestiture
Full Hyponyms:bar mitzvahbat mitzvahcoronationinauguration
nnoun.phenomenonan electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of currentSynset:inductance
Derivationally Related Form:induceinduct
Hypernyms:electrical phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:inductionelectrical phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:mutual inductionself-induction
Full Hyponyms:mutual inductionself-induction
nnoun.cognitionreasoning from detailed facts to general principlesSynset:generalisation generalization inductive reasoning
Derivationally Related Form:inducegeneralize
Hypernyms:colligation
Inherited Hypernyms:generalizationcolligationassociationmemorybasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviorsSynset:elicitation evocation
Examples:- the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
Derivationally Related Form:evokeelicit
Hypernyms:input stimulant stimulation stimulus
Inherited Hypernyms:evocationstimulationinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)Examples:- the induction of an anesthetic state
Derivationally Related Form:induceinduct
Hypernyms:debut entry first appearance introduction launching unveiling
Inherited Hypernyms:inductionintroductionbeginningchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:hypnogenesisinduction of labor
Full Hyponyms:hypnogenesisinduction of labor
nnoun.actan act that sets in motion some course of eventsSynset:initiation trigger
Derivationally Related Form:induceinducttriggerinitiate
Hypernyms:causation causing
Inherited Hypernyms:triggercausingacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fomentationinstigation
Full Hyponyms:fomentation