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.

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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

The Cooking Chef’s induction heating brought water and butter to a swift boil for the choux pastry dough.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sleek device has stainless steel ball bearings inside a bespoke hand blown glass beaker that boils water through induction heating.

From Time

The machine uses induction heating combined with pressure cooking, automatically adjusting the amount of pressure depending on the menu selection.

From Forbes

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 Project Gutenberg

It could have been done by induction heating.

From Project Gutenberg