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induction
noun(in-duc-tion)the act or process of inducting (as into office)
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noun(in-duc-tion)an initial experience : initiation
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noun(in-duc-tion)the formality by which a civilian is inducted into military service
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noun(in-duc-tion)an apparatus for obtaining intermittent high voltage that consists of a primary coil through which the direct current flows, an interrupter, and a secondary coil of a larger number of turns in which the high voltage is induced
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noun(in-duc-tion)heating of material by means of an electric current that is caused to flow through the material or its container by electromagnetic induction
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noun(in-duc-tion)an alternating-current motor in which torque is produced by the reaction between a varying magnetic field generated in the stator and the current induced in the coils of the rotor
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noun(in-duc-tion)induction
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noun(in-duc-tion)induction of an electromotive force in a circuit by a varying current in the same circuit
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noun(in-duc-tion)a motor that produces thrust in a straight line by direct induction rather than with the use of gears —called also linear induction motor
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adjective(in-duc-tion)occurring before an induction