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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

trahere

tractum

, to draw: cf. F.

traction

The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn;

as, the

traction

of a muscle

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.

Attraction; a drawing toward.

[R.]

Angle of traction

(Mech.)

the angle made with a given plane by the line of direction in which a tractive force acts.

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Traction engine

a locomotive for drawing vehicles on highways or in the fields.

Noun.

[L. tractus, traho.] The act of drawing, or state of being drawn; as the traction of a muscle.

Attraction; a drawing towards.