induction
/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the action or process of inducting someone to a post or organization就职; 入会：
induction into membership of a masonic brotherhood.
加入成为共济会会员。
1.1
- usu. as modifier a formal introduction to a new job or position正式就职：
an induction course.
就职培训课程。
1.2
- US enlistment into military service〈美〉征召入伍。
2
- the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something导致, 引起：
isolation, starvation, and other forms of stress induction.
孤立、饥饿及其他导致精神压力的情况。
2.1
- Medicine the process of bringing on childbirth or abortion by artificial means, typically by the use of drugs【医】（尤指使用药物的）引产, 引起流产。
3
- Logic the inference of a general law from particular instances【逻】归纳。常与DEDUCTION 相对。
3.1
induction of
the production of (facts) to prove a general statement（为证明概括性说明）归纳, 摆出（事实）。
3.2
- （亦作mathematical induction）Mathematics a means of proving a theorem by showing that if it is true of any particular case it is true of the next case in a series, and then showing that it is indeed true in one particular case【数】归纳法。
4
- the production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body电磁感应。参见MAGNETIC INDUCTION.
4.1
- the production of an electric current in a conductor by varying the magnetic field applied to the conductor感应（改变导体磁场从而产生电流）。
5
- the stage of the working cycle of an internal-combustion engine in which the fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinders（内燃机）进气, 吸气。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin inductio（n-）, from the verb inducere 'lead into' （see INDUCE）.