[noun] 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" Synonyms:initiation, installation
[noun] an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
[noun] the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF
[noun] stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" Synonyms:evocation, elicitation
[noun] (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current Synonyms:inductance
[noun] the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"
[noun] an act that sets in motion some course of events Synonyms:trigger, initiation