induction

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] ~ (into sth) the process of introducing sb to a new job, skill, organization, etc.; a ceremony at which this takes place: induction into the local business community * The induction of new students will take place in the main hall. 2 [U,C] the act of making a pregnant woman start to give birth, using artificial means such as a special drug: the induction of labour 3 [U] (technical) a method of discovering general rules and principles from particular facts and examples compareDEDUCTION 4 [U] (technical) the process by which electricity or MAGNETISM passes from one object to another without them touching