1. (

• initiation ,
• induction ,
• installation

) 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" ;

2. (

• induction ,
• inductance

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

3. (

• generalization ,
• generalisation ,
• induction ,
• inductive_reasoning

) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles ;

4. (

• evocation ,
• induction ,
• elicitation

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

5. (

• induction

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

6. (

• trigger ,
• induction ,
• initiation ,

) an act that sets in motion some course of events ;