inductive
pronunciation
How to pronounce inductive in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdʌktɪv]
How to pronounce inductive in American English:
US [ɪnˈdʌktɪv]
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- Adjective:
- relating to logical induction
- arising from inductance
- of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
- inducing or influencing; leading on
Word Origin
- inductive (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French inductif or directly from Late Latin inductivus, from induct-, past participle stem of inducere (see induce). As a term in logic, from 1764.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Now , it 's turning into stuff like premium headphones and inductive chargers .
- 2. This means inductive charging will work through lots of different materials , including wood , plastic or leather .
- 3. One big difference is that inductive chargers don 't require metal-on-metal connections to charge a device like conductive chargers do .
- 4. Instead , the car uses an inductive charging system , with a panel fixed under the car connecting remotely to a panel on the garage floor .
- 5. The success of these vehicles redirected research away from cars guided by inductive signals received from buried cables toward vision-based systems for lateral guidance .