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traction
[ trak-shuhn ]
noun
- the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- the action of drawing a body, vehicle, train, or the like, along a surface, as a road, track, railroad, or waterway.
- Medicine/Medical. the deliberate and prolonged pulling of a muscle, organ, or the like, as by weights, to correct dislocation, relieve pressure, etc.
- transportation by means of railroads.
- the act of drawing or pulling.
- the state of being drawn.
- the support or momentum needed to advance something or make it successful:
Her proposal failed to gain traction among our board members.
- attracting power or influence; attraction:
The main character feels the traction of fate.
traction
/ 藞tr忙kt瑟v; 藞tr忙k蕛蓹n /
noun
- the act of drawing or pulling, esp by motive power
- the state of being drawn or pulled
- med the application of a steady pull on a part during healing of a fractured or dislocated bone, using a system of weights and pulleys or splints
- the adhesive friction between a wheel and a surface, as between a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and the road
traction
- Static friction, as of a wheel on a track or a tire on a road.
- See more at friction
- A sustained pulling force applied mechanically to a part of the body by means of a weighted apparatus in order to correct the position of fractured or dislocated bones, especially of the arm, leg, or neck.
Derived Forms
- tractive, adjective
- 藞迟谤补肠迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟谤补肠顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
- 苍辞苍路迟谤补肠顎僼颈辞苍 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of traction1
Example Sentences
He was unable to descend the trail after he lost his crampons - a spiked device that is attached to the bottom of climbing shoes for better traction.
And with the election shaping up as a race between the Conservatives and the Liberals, smaller parties have struggled to gain traction.
Starting in 2016, YouTube announced a slate of premium scripted shows to its subscription service to compete with Hulu, but most of the shows didn鈥檛 gain enough traction on the platform.
Michel said his organization has proposed such a measure to lawmakers in Sacramento, but it has yet to gain much traction.
Every time the Dodgers looked to be gaining real traction, they quickly spun out.
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