traction
noun
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
tractions
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pluralof traction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When he died in 1915 he left a fortune of over $30,000,000 largely made out of banking, sugar, rubber, public utilities, tractions.
From Time Magazine Archive
She often worked in the front seat of theii Chevrolet, parked away from the dis tractions of home.
From Time Magazine Archive
In addition to Patagonia products, the store will stock DaKine tractions pads and leashes, Ocean Minded sandals, Nixon watches, Smith sunglasses, and a large selection of surfboard fins.
From Time Magazine Archive
We conclude that the surface tractions on the portion of the body which is bounded by any very small closed surface, are ultimately in equilibrium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
The stress that suffices in the simpler problem gives rise to no vertical force, and it is clear that in addition to longitudinal tensions and pressures there must be tangential tractions on the cross-sections.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
