/ ɪnˈdʌkʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] induction (into sth) the process of introducing sb to a new job, skill, organization, etc.; a ceremony at which this takes place
2.
[ U , C ] the act of making a pregnant woman start to give birth, using artificial means such as a special drug
3.
[ U ] ( technical ) a method of discovering general rules and principles from particular facts and examples
—compare deduction
4.
[ U ] ( physics ) the process by which electricity or magnetism passes from one object to another without them touching
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin inductio(n-) , from the verb inducere lead intolead in, from in- into + ducere to lead.