1.a formal entry into an organization or position or office;
his initiation into the club
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
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
6.(physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current
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