traction
noun
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
tractional
-
a word derived from
traction.
Example Sentences
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Of course, the prime impulse must bear a certain proportion to the result; and the inductive or tractional friction of the initial blast, of flame or breath, will be used up at length unless re-enforced.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various
