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   traction

   /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"
   • ▪ motive power provided to draw or pull something, especially on a railway: "the changeover to diesel and electric traction"
   • ▪ locomotives collectively: "a pent-up demand for traction and rolling stock"
   • 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"
   • 3. the extent to which an idea, product, etc. gains popularity or acceptance: "analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate mobile market"
   • 4. the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in order to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity: "his leg is in traction"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting contraction, such as that of a muscle): from French, or from medieval Latin tractio(n-), from Latin trahere ‘draw, pull’. Current senses date from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tractional adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRACTION definition: 1. the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding: 2. the pulling of a heavy…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : the adhesive friction of a body on a surface on which it moves. the traction of a wheel on a rail. b. : a pulling force exerted on a skeletal structure (as in a fracture) by means of a special device. a traction splint. also : a state of tension created by such a pulling force. a leg in traction. 2.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRACTION meaning: 1. the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding: 2. the pulling of a heavy…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › tractionTRACTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. Static friction, as of a wheel on a track or a tire on a road. 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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRACTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tractionTraction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tractionTraction - definition of traction by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road. 2. the action of drawing a body, vehicle, train, or the like, along a surface. 3. the deliberate and prolonged pulling of a muscle, organ, or the like, as by weights, to correct dislocation, relieve pressure, etc.