traction
Meaning of traction
- the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track.
a primitive vehicle used in animal traction
- the grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail.
his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction
- the extent to which an idea, product, etc. gains popularity or acceptance.
analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate mobile market
if a film got a little traction, a wider release could be negotiated
- the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in order to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity.
his leg is in traction
late Middle English (denoting contraction, such as that of a muscle): from French, or from medieval Latin tractio(n- ), from Latin trahere ‘draw, pull’. Current senses date from the early 19th century.
Information about traction
- It is a name.
- The plural form of traction is: tractions.
- Languages in which traction is used:
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Hyphenation of traction
trac-tion
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- traction is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
traction synonyms
Meaning grip:
Meaning the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another:
Meaning the frictional grip of wheels, shoes, etc. on a surface:
Meaning the action of buying something:
Meaning the refusal to accept or comply with something:
Meaning an act of pulling something:
Meaning the commercial transport of goods:
Meaning the action of driving or pushing forwards:
Meaning the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty:
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