induction
n[U]
1 ~ (into sth/as sb/sth) inducting or being inducted; initiation 就職; 接納會員; 成為會員
the induction of new employees into their jobs 新雇員參加工作
his induction as a priest 他之就任牧師
[attrib 作定語]
an induction course, ie to give a new employee, entrant, etc general knowledge of future activities, requirements, etc 入門課(向新雇員、 新成員等介紹情況、 要求等).
2 inducing 誘導(dǎo); 引發(fā); 催產(chǎn): the induction of labour, ie in childbirth 引產(chǎn)(接生時的).
3 method of logical reasoning which obtains or discovers general laws from particular facts or examples歸納法. Cf 參看 deduction 1.
4 (physics 物) productionof an electric or a magnetic state in an object (eg a circuit) by bringing an electrified or a magnetic object close to but not touching it, or by varying a magnetic field 電磁感應(yīng).
5 (engineering 工) drawing a fuel mixture into the cylinder(s) of an internal combustion engine 吸氣, 進(jìn)氣(內(nèi)燃機(jī)汽缸吸進(jìn)油與空氣混合物的工作過程)
[attrib 作定語]
a fuel-induction system 燃油進(jìn)氣系統(tǒng).