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(noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current |
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Related Words: electrical phenomenon, mutual induction, self-induction |
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(noun) the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF |
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Related Words: action, activity, mutual induction, natural action, natural process, self-induction |
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(noun) an act that sets in motion some course of events |
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Synonyms: initiation, trigger |
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Related Words: causation, causing, fomentation, instigation, mounting |
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(noun) (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current |
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Synonyms: inductance |
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Related Words: mutual induction, physical property, self induction |
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(noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles |
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Synonyms: generalization, inductive reasoning |
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Related Words: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
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(noun) stimulation that calls up (evokes or induces or elicits) a particular class of behaviors |
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Synonyms: elicitation, evocation |
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Related Words: input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus |
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(noun) a formal entry into a position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the arm" |
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Synonyms: initiation, installation |
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Related Words: bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, coronation, enthronement, enthronization, inaugural, inauguration, investiture, observance |
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