| inductee |
one who has been inducted into military service. |
| inductile |
not easily bent or shaped. |
| induction |
the act or process of inducing. [3 definitions] |
| induction coil |
a transformer for converting an interrupted low-voltage direct current to an intermittent high-voltage alternating current, as in some automotive ignitions. |
| induction heating |
the induction of an electric current, through the application of an alternating magnetic field, to heat a conducting material. |
| inductive |
of, pertaining to, or using electrical or magnetic induction. [4 definitions] |
| inductor |
a device that generates an electromotive force in an electric circuit by electromagnetic induction; coil. [2 definitions] |
| indulge |
to yield to or gratify a desire, appetite, or whim (usu. fol. by "in"). [3 definitions] |
| indulgence |
the act of indulging. [5 definitions] |
| indulgent |
indulging or being inclined to indulge others' wishes rather than declining them, or rather than enforcing discipline or strictness in general. [2 definitions] |
| in duplicate |
in two identical copies. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. [6 definitions] |
| induration |
the act or process of indurating. [4 definitions] |
| Indus River |
a major river of southern Asia that begins in Tibet and flows through Kashmir and Pakistan before entering the Arabian Sea. |
| industrial |
of or pertaining to the production of goods and services by industry. [5 definitions] |
| industrial arts |
(used with a sing. verb) a course of study in a secondary or technical school that trains students to work with industrial tools and machinery. |
| industrialism |
economic or social organization based on mechanized industry. |
| industrialist |
one who owns or manages an industrial business; manufacturer. |
| industrialize |
to introduce industry into (a country, region, or the like); make industrial. [2 definitions] |
| industrial park |
a tract of land provided with the public utilities, zoning regulations, and the like required by, and designed to attract, industry. |
| industrial relations |
the dealings between industrial employers and their labor force and the public, esp. the methods and regulations thereof. |