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induction heating

American  

noun

  1. a method of heating a conducting material, as metal in a furnace, by using electromagnetic induction to establish a current in the material.

induction heating British  

noun

  1. the heating of a conducting material as a result of the electric currents induced in it by an externally applied alternating magnetic field

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Etymology

Origin of induction heating

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Yet U.S. engineers were slow in adopting induction heating since its invention in 1916.

From Time Magazine Archive

I used to try out this induction heating theory on people to get their reaction.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

It could have been done by induction heating.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

They tried sending missiles through, but the induction heating in every metal part of the bombs either caused them to explode instantly or to drop harmlessly and burn.

From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood

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