Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - traction
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Traction
traction
noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ~-, tractio, from Latin trahere Date: 1608 1. the act of drawing ; the state of being drawn; also the force exerted in drawing 2. the drawing of a vehicle by motive power; also the motive power employed 3. a. the adhesive friction of a body on a surface on which it moves the ~ 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 ~ splint; also a state of tension created by such a pulling force a leg in ~ • ~al adjective
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n. 1 the act of drawing or pulling a thing over a surface, esp. a road or track (steam traction). 2 a a sustained pulling on a limb, muscle, etc., by means of pulleys, weights, etc. b contraction, e.g. of a muscle. 3 the grip of a tyre on a road, a wheel on a rail, etc. 4 US the public transport service. Phrases and idioms traction-engine a steam or diesel engine for drawing heavy loads on roads, fields, etc. traction-wheel the driving-wheel of a locomotive etc. Derivatives tractional adj. tractive adj. Etymology: F traction or med.L tractio f. L trahere tract- draw ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) тяга; тяговое усилие, сила тяги 2) сила сцепления (напр. шины с дорогой) 3) амер. городской транспорт - accumulator traction - battery electric traction - cable traction - diesel traction - diesel-electric traction - electric traction - monorail traction - petrol-electric traction - railless traction - steam traction - takedown traction - thermoelectric traction - tire traction ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
4.
1) волочение 2) протягивание 3) сила сцепления 4) тяга electric traction on railroad — электрификация железных дорог steam locomotive traction — паровозная тяга traction motor circuit — цепь тяговых двигателей - battery traction - cart traction - horse traction - steam traction - traction battery - traction clutch - traction dynamometer - traction engine - traction motor - traction station - traction substation - traction unit - tractor traction ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. тяга; тяговое усилие electric traction —- электрическая тяга traction substation —- эл. тяговая подстанция traction current —- (электро)питание 2. волочение 3. притягательная сила 4. сила сцепления (колеса с дорогой и т. п.); трение 5. ам. городской транспорт 6. мед. вытяжение, тракция 7. физиол. сокращение мышцы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) тяга; волочение; electric traction - электрическая тяга 2) сила сцепления 3) amer. городской транспорт ...Англо-русский словарь
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1. 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. Isabelle’s legs were in traction for about two and a half weeks. N-UNCOUNT: oft in N 2. Traction is a particular form of power that makes a vehicle move. N-UNCOUNT: usu supp N 3. Traction is the grip that something has on the ground, especially the wheels of a vehicle. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 the process of treating a broken bone with special medical equipment that pulls it (be in traction (=be receiving this kind of treatment)) (He was in traction for weeks after the accident.) 2 the force that prevents something such as a wheel sliding on a surface (The tires were bald and lost traction on the wet road.) 3 the type of power needed to make a vehicle move, or to pull a heavy load ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1615, "a drawing or pulling," from M.L. tractionem (nom. tractio) "a drawing," from stem of L. trahere "to pull, draw." Sense of "rolling friction of a vehicle" first appears 1825. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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