induction
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
his initiation into the club
Types & categories
- ceremony hypernym
- inauguration hyponym
- investiture hyponym
- bar mitzvah hyponym
- bat mitzvah hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
Types & categories
- electrical phenomenon hypernym
- mutual induction hyponym
- self-induction hyponym
Related & opposite
- induct derivation
Sense 3 noun
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Types & categories
- colligation hypernym
Related & opposite
- induce derivation
- generalize derivation
Sense 4 noun
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
Types & categories
- stimulant hypernym
Related & opposite
- call forth derivation
- arouse derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
the induction of an anesthetic state
Types & categories
- introduction hypernym
- induction of labor hyponym
- hypnogenesis hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
an act that sets in motion some course of events
Types & categories
- causing hypernym
- instigation hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | install |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ceremony |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inauguration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | investiture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bar mitzvah |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bat mitzvah |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | electrical phenomenon |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mutual induction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-induction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | induce |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | generalize |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | colligation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | call forth |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | arouse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | induce |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | induce |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | introduction |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | induction of labor |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypnogenesis |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | lead up |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | trigger |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | causing |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | instigation |