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INTRODUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of beginning something new
Example:
they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
Synonyms:
debut; entry; first appearance; introduction; launching; unveiling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))
product introduction (the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line)
ushering in (the introduction of something new)
naturalisation; naturalization (the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Example:
the foundation of a new scientific society
Synonyms:
creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of putting one thing into another
Synonyms:
insertion; introduction; intromission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
movement (the act of changing the location of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
perfusion (pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels))
blood transfusion; transfusion (the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery)
injection (the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure)
enclosing; enclosure; envelopment; inclosure (the act of enclosing something inside something else)
instillation; instillment; instilment (the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)
cannulation; cannulisation; cannulization; canulation; canulisation; canulization; intubation (the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)
Derivation:
introduce (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)
introduce (put or introduce into something)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The first section of a communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
exordium ((rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse)
opening (the initial part of the introduction)
foreword; preface; prolusion (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
preamble (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
prolegomenon (a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise)
prologue (an introduction to a play)
Holonyms ("introduction" is a part of...):
narration; recital; yarn (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A basic or elementary instructional text
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
school text; schoolbook; text; text edition; textbook (a book prepared for use in schools or colleges)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A new proposal
Example:
they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
proposal (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
Sense 7
Meaning:
Formally making a person known to another or to the public
Synonyms:
intro; introduction; presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
debut (the presentation of a debutante in society)
reintroduction (an act of renewed introduction)
Derivation:
introduce (cause to come to know personally)
Context examples:
Would you give me an introduction to him?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
With this introduction (which greatly affected him), Mr. Micawber placed his I.O.U. in the hands of Traddles, and said he wished him well in every relation of life.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
It was his introduction to the reign of primitive law, and he met the introduction halfway.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Understanding the effects of human influence such as the introduction of invasive predators could help predict how species respond to rapidly changing environments.
(A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked, University of Cambridge)
They had drawn back from many introductions, and still were perpetually having cards left by people of whom they knew nothing.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Introduction, application, and evaluation of effective and practical cancer prevention, control, and rehabilitation intervention programs in community settings.
(Community Oncology and Rehabilitation, NCI Thesaurus)
The introduction of a substance to the mouth or into the gastrointestinal tract by the way of the mouth, usually for systemic action.
(Oral Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used for introduction of foreign or recombinant DNA into E. coli.
(P1-derived Artificial Chromosome, NCI Thesaurus)
This leads to the introduction of a polar functional group to the compound, enhances their water solubility and renal excretion.
(Phase I Enzymes Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)
The next morning I delivered my letters of introduction and paid a visit to some of the principal professors.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
