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traction |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Traction \Trac"tion\, n. [L. trahere tractum to draw: cf F. traction.] 1. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as the traction of a muscle. 2. Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug. 3. Attraction; a drawing toward. [R.] 4. The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like --Knight. {Angle of traction} (Mech.), the angle made with a given plane by the line of direction in which a tractive force acts {Traction engine}, a locomotive for drawing vehicles on highways or in the fields. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: traction n : the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {grip}, {adhesive friction}]
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