induction

  • noun 1 the action or process of inducting someone to a post, organization, etc. 2 the action or process of inducing something. 3 Logic the inference of a general law from particular instances. 4 the production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body. 5 the drawing of the fuel mixture into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.

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