- 1. n. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. Attraction; a drawing toward. Source: opted
- 4. n. The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like. Source: opted
- 5. n. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) Source: wordnet
- 6. n. (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 Source: wordnet
- 7. 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. Source: webster
- 8. n:100 n. (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 Source: ecdict
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