Synonyms of the word

induction

• n. An act of inducting.
• n. An act of inducing.
• n. (medicine) The process of inducing the birth process.
• n. (obsolete) An introduction.

causation

• n. The act of causing.
• n. The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
• n. Cause and effect; causality.

causing

• v. present participle of cause.

ceremonial

• adj. Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony; ritual or formal.
• adj. (archaic) Observant of forms; ceremonious.
• n. A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.

ceremony

• n. A ritual with religious significance.
• n. An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
• n. A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks.
• n. (obsolete) An omen or portent.

colligation

• n. A binding together.
• n. (logic) The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts.
• n. (linguistics) The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.

debut

• n. A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
• n. The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance,…
• n. The first appearance of a debutante in society.
• v. (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public.
• v. (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance.

elicitation

• n. The act of eliciting.
• n. Something that is elicited.

entry

• n. (uncountable) The act of entering.
• n. (uncountable) Permission to enter.
• n. A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
• n. A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to…
• n. A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help…
• n. An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia; a record made in a log, diary or…
• n. (linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.
• n. The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods;…
• n. (music) When a musician starts to play or sing, entrance.

evocation

• n. The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

generalisation

• n. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
• n. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

generalization

• n. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
• n. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

inductance

• n. The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
• n. The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in…

initiation

• n. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
• n. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized…
• n. (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.

input

• n. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
• n. That which is put in, as in an amount.
• n. Contribution, or share in a contribution.
• n. Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
• v. (transitive) To put in; put on.
• v. (transitive) To enter data.
• v. (transitive) To accept data that is entered.

installation

• n. An act of installing.
• n. Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set…
• n. A work of installation art.
• n. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

introduction

• n. The act or process of introducing.
• n. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
• n. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
• n. A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

launching

• v. present participle of launch.
• n. The act by which something is launched; a launch.

observance

• n. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
• n. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
• n. Observation or the act of watching.
• n. (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.

stimulant

• n. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
• n. Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
• adj. Acting as a stimulant.

stimulation

• n. A pushing or goading toward action.
• n. An activity causing excitement or pleasure.
• n. (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.

stimulus

• n. Anything that may have an impact or influence on a system.
• n. (physiology) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or…
• n. (psychology) Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism,…
• n. Anything that induces a person to take action.

trigger

• n. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
• n. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
• n. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
• n. A concept or image that upsets somebody.
• n. (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.
• n. (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
• n. (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically…
• n. (online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain…
• n. (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
• v. (transitive) To fire a weapon.
• v. (transitive) To initiate something.
• v. (transitive) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).

unveiling

• n. The act of unveiling or uncovering.
• n. A ceremony for the first public showing of something.
• v. present participle of unveil.