initiation, induction, installation -- (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")
induction, inductance -- (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)
evocation, induction, elicitation -- (stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy")
induction -- (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state")
trigger, induction, initiation -- (an act that sets in motion some course of events)