Canadian English Meaning of traction
traction
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Definitions and Meaning of traction in English
traction (n)
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
(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
traction (n.)
The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
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.
Attraction; a drawing toward.
The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.
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traction
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road), (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (
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tractility => ductility, tractator => Tractor, tractation => treatise, tractate => tractate, tractarianism => tractarianism,
