Induction cooking
noun
a cooking method involving heating cookware with magnetic energy, either by a special stove coil or specially designed cookware that uses an alternating magnetic field to generate heat rapidly
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- Induction-heating
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. 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
- Induction loop system
noun 1. a system enabling partially deaf people to hear dialogue and sound in theatres, cinemas, etc, consisting of a loop of wire placed round the perimeter of a designated area. This emits an electromagnetic signal which is picked up by a hearing aid Often shortened to induction loop
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