Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - traction
Traction
traction
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
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noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ~-, tractio, from Latin trahere Date: 1608 the act of drawing ; the state of being drawn, the drawing of a vehicle by motive power, 3. the adhesive friction of a body on a surface on which it moves , a pulling force exerted on a skeletal structure (as in a fracture) by means of a special device , ~al adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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