'Traction' definitions:
Definition of 'traction'
(from WordNet)
noun
The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: grip, traction, adhesive friction]
noun
(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"
Definition of 'Traction'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Attraction; a drawing toward. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like; as, the car is stuck in the snow because it can;t get any traction. --Knight. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'traction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adduction,
- adhesion,
- advantage,
- affinity,
- allurement,
- attractance,
- attraction,
- attractiveness,
- attractivity,
- capillarity,
- capillary attraction,
- centripetal force,
- draft,
- drag,
- draw,
- drawing,
- drayage,
- extraction,
- foothold,
- footing,
- friction,
- gravitation,
- gravity,
- grip,
- haulage,
- hauling,
- heaving,
- hold,
- magnetism,
- mutual attraction,
- pull,
- pulling,
- pulling power,
- purchase,
- sympathy,
- toehold,
- towage,
- towing,
- tractive power,
- tug,
- tug-of-war,
- tugging