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INDUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act that sets in motion some course of events
Synonyms:
induction; initiation; trigger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):
causation; causing (the act of causing something to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):
fomentation; instigation (deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord))
Derivation:
induce (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner)
induct (introduce or initiate)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
Example:
the induction of an anesthetic state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):
debut; entry; first appearance; introduction; launching; unveiling (the act of beginning something new)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):
induction of labor ((obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac)
hypnogenesis (the induction of sleep or hypnosis)
Derivation:
induce (cause to arise)
induce (cause to occur rapidly)
induct (introduce or initiate)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Synonyms:
generalisation; generalization; induction; inductive reasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):
colligation (the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)
Derivation:
induce (reason or establish by induction)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
Example:
the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
Synonyms:
elicitation; evocation; induction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):
input; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A formal entry into an organization or position or office
Example:
he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame
Synonyms:
induction; initiation; installation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):
ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):
inaugural; inauguration (the ceremonial induction into a position)
coronation; enthronement; enthronisation; enthronization; investiture (the ceremony of installing a new monarch)
bar mitzvah ((Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility)
bas mitzvah; bat mitzvah; bath mitzvah ((Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility)
Derivation:
induct (place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position)
induct (accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
Synonyms:
inductance; induction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("induction" is a kind of...):
electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "induction"):
mutual induction (generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits)
self-induction (generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries)
Derivation:
induce; induct (produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes)
Context examples:
MK0752 inhibits the Notch signaling pathway, which may result in induction of growth arrest and apoptosis in tumor cells in which the Notch signaling pathway is overactivated.
(MK0752, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of melphalan and prednisone used as induction treatment for multiple myeloma.
(MP-Myeloma Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
Similarly, phosphorylation of the protease caspase 9 or forkhead transcription factors by AKT block the induction of apoptosis by these factors.
(AKT Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
This results in an induction of synthesis of certain proteins while inhibiting the synthesis of others.
(Alclometasone Dipropionate, NCI Thesaurus)
This process is involved in suppression of allergies and induction of sleep.
(Negative Regulation of Histamine Release, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibition of CDK may result in cell cycle arrest, induction of apoptosis, and inhibition of DNA replication and tumor cell proliferation.
(AG-024322, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of induction therapy.
(Neoadjuvant therapy, NCI Dictionary)
This allele, which encodes pro-neuregulin-2, membrane-bound isoform protein, plays a role in the induction of growth and differentiation for several types of cells.
(NRG2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the induction of apoptosis.
(NR4A1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
It usually responds to induction therapy.
(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Mutated NPM1, NCI Thesaurus)
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