- 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"
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors;
"the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
- the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time);
"the induction of an anesthetic state"
- an act that sets in motion some course of events