Found 4 items, similar to INDUCTION.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: induction induksi
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: induction imbasan, pelantikan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: induction induction n 1: 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” [syn: initiation, installation] 2: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current 3: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: generalization, generalisation, inductive reasoning] 4: the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF 5: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy” [syn: evocation, elicitation] 6: (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current [syn: inductance] 7: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); “the induction of an anesthetic state” 8: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger, initiation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: induction Magnetic \Mag*net"ic\, Magnetical \Mag*net"ic*al\, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn['e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian. [1913 Webster] 3. Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the magnetic metals. [1913 Webster] 4. Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment. [1913 Webster] She that had all magnetic force alone. --Donne. [1913 Webster] 5. Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; hypnotic; as, a magnetic sleep. See Magnetism. [Archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC] Magnetic amplitude, attraction, dip, induction, etc. See under Amplitude, Attraction, etc. Magnetic battery, a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with great power. Magnetic compensator, a contrivance connected with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle. Magnetic curves, curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet. Magnetic elements. (a) (Chem. Physics) Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic. (b) (Physics) In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity. (c) See under Element. Magnetic fluid, the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism; -- no longer considered a meaningful concept. Magnetic iron, or Magnetic iron ore. (Min.) Same as Magnetite. Magnetic needle, a slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the surveyor's. Magnetic poles, the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical. Magnetic pyrites. See Pyrrhotite. Magnetic storm (Terrestrial Physics), a disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes. Magnetic telegraph, a telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See Telegraph. [1913 Webster]