angle of traction

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angle of traction - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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     3. Attraction; a drawing toward. [R.]
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     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.
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     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.
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