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title: induction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «induction» in the school dictionary: An induction is a meeting or short course that introduces new people to a job, school or club. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# induction

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**Who acts:** induction, meeting, science induction, New pupils, pupils, induction hob · **What happens:** be, introduce, move, reach, mean, start · **To what, where:** meeting, new people, making, magnet, general rule, logic

<!-- .vabout -->
«induction» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [induction in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/induction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An induction is a meeting or short course that introduces new people to a job, school or club.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:m1:1
# text = An induction is a meeting or short course that introduces new people to a job, school or club.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	introduces	introduce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a induction | a meeting or short course |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **introduce** | present | a meeting or short course | new people |  |  |  | to a job and school or club | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent people=Patient to job=Co-Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, induction is the making of electricity or magnetism in an object by moving a magnet or another current near it.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:m2:1
# text = In science, induction is the making of electricity or magnetism in an object by moving a magnet or another current near it.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	making	making	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	magnetism	magnetism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	magnet	magnet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
22	near	near	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | science induction | the making or magnetism in a object |  |  |  | of electricity | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | science induction *not said here* | a magnet or another current near induction |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent magnet=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In logic and maths, induction is reaching a general rule from many examples.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:m3:1
# text = In logic and maths, induction is reaching a general rule from many examples.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	logic	logic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	examples	example	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present · progressive | induction | a general rule |  | logic and maths |  | from many examples | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent rule=Theme from example=Source |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In medicine, induction means starting something, like the birth of a baby, with help.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:m4:1
# text = In medicine, induction means starting something, like the birth of a baby, with help.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	starting	start	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | induction |  |  | medicine |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **start** *not said to happen* | gerund | induction *not said here* | something |  |  |  | like the birth of a baby; with help | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality with help=Subeventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New pupils have an induction day before they start school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:x1:1
# text = New pupils have an induction day before they start school.
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | New pupils |  |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **start** | present | pupils *= pupil* | school |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An induction hob heats the pan using magnetism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:x2:1
# text = An induction hob heats the pan using magnetism.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hob	hob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	heats	heat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	magnetism	magnetism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | present | a induction hob | the pan |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pan=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | the pan *not said here* | magnetism |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnetism=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A generator makes electricity by induction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:x3:1
# text = A generator makes electricity by induction.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	generator	generator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a generator | electricity |  |  |  | by induction | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset electricity=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My mum had a week of induction at her new job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:x4:1
# text = My mum had a week of induction at her new job.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | My mum |  |  | mum's new job | week |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **job** |  | mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moving a magnet through a coil of wire makes a current by induction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:x5:1
# text = Moving a magnet through a coil of wire makes a current by induction.
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	magnet	magnet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coil	coil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  | a magnet |  | a coil of wire |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent magnet=Theme through coil=Trajectory |
| 2 | **make** | present | Moving | a current |  |  |  | by induction | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset current=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new members got an induction to the swimming club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induction:x6:1
# text = The new members got an induction to the swimming club.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	induction	induction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the new members | a induction |  |  |  | to the swimming club | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer induction=Stimulus |

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