Category:Traction

Trac"tion, n. Etym: [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.

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.

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

4. The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or The like. Knight. 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.