traction : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: traction	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
traction n the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) Synonym(s): grip, traction, adhesive friction (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"
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.