traction

n. மேற்பரப்பிழுவை, மேற்பரப்பின் நெடுக இழுத்துச் செல்லல், தசைச்சுரிப்பு, தசைப்பரப்பிழுப்பு.

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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.

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