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induced — adj. brought about or caused; not spontaneous; as, a case of steroid induced weakness. Contrasted to {spontaneous}. [Narrower terms: {elicited, evoked ] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
induced — induced; pho·to·induced; … English syllables
Induced — Induce In*duce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Induced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inducing}.] [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in in + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Induct}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The poet may be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-induced — [[t] ɪndjuːst, AM duːs [/t]] COMB in ADJ induced combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that a state, condition, or illness is caused by a particular thing. ...stress induced disorders. ...a drug induced hallucination … English dictionary
induced — adj. Induced is used with these nouns: ↑abortion … Collocations dictionary
induced — adjective brought about or caused; not spontaneous (Freq. 1) a case of steroid induced weakness • Ant: ↑spontaneous • Similar to: ↑elicited, ↑evoked, ↑iatrogenic … Useful english dictionary
Induced demand — is the phenomenon that after supply increases, more of a good is consumed. This is entirely consistent with the economic theory of supply and demand; however, this idea has become important in the debate over the expansion of transportation… … Wikipedia
Induced pluripotent stem cell — Induced pluripotent stem cells, commonly abbreviated as iPS cells or iPSCs, are a type of pluripotent stem cell artificially derived from a non pluripotent cell, typically an adult somatic cell, by inducing a forced expression of certain genes.… … Wikipedia
Induced movement — or induced motion is an illusion of visual perception in which a stationary or a moving object appears to move or to move differently because of other moving objects nearby in the visual field. The object affected by the illusion is called the… … Wikipedia
Induced radioactivity — is when a previously stable material has been made radioactive by exposure to specific radiation. Most radioactivity does not induce other material to become radioactive. Neutron activation is the main form of induced radioactivity, which happens … Wikipedia
