a formal entry into an organization or position or office; 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

[ Syn: initiation , installation ]

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

[ Syn: inductance ]

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

[ Syn: generalization , generalisation , inductive reasoning ]

stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; the elicitation of his testimony was not easy

[ Syn: evocation , elicitation ]

the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); the induction of an anesthetic state'

an act that sets in motion some course of events

[ Syn: trigger , initiation ]