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- Dictionarytraction/ˈtrakʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track: "a primitive vehicle used in animal traction"
- 2. the grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail: "his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction"
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Traction is the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding, the pulling of a heavy load over a surface, or the acceptance of an idea or product. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in different contexts.
- English (US)
TRACTION meaning: 1. the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold...
- Znaczenie Traction, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
TRACTION definicja: 1. the ability of a wheel or tyre to...
- Traction Control
Examples of how to use “traction control” in a sentence from...
- Traction Engine
TRACTION ENGINE definition: 1. a large, heavy vehicle,...
- Portuguese Translation
traction translate: tração, tração, tração, aceitação,...
- Traditional
TRACTION translate: 車輪／輪胎, （車輪或輪胎對地面的）附著摩擦力, 牽引, 拖拉，牽引;牽引力,...
- Simplified
TRACTION translate: 车轮／轮胎, （车轮或轮胎对地面的）附着摩擦力, 牵引, 拖拉，牵引;牵引力,...
- Tractable
TRACTABLE definition: 1. easily dealt with, controlled, or...
- English (US)
Traction is the adhesive friction of a body on a surface, a pulling force on a skeletal structure, or the support or interest for something to succeed. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related terms of traction.
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.
Traction is the ability of a wheel or tire to hold the ground without sliding, the pulling of a heavy load over a surface, or the acceptance of an idea or product. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of traction with examples and translations.
Traction is a form of medical treatment, a form of power, or a form of grip. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of traction from Collins English Dictionary.
Traction is the act or condition of drawing or pulling something, especially by motor power. It can also refer to the adhesive friction between a wheel and a surface, or the medical treatment of broken bones by applying a steady pull.
A person in traction is presently immobile, but traction can also be used to describe the state of an object being pulled, or the friction between that object and the surface it is pulled across. Traction can also refer to something or someone that has picked up movement, like an idea or a candidate.
