English-Thai Dictionary

traction

N การลาก  การ ดึง  kan-lak

 

traction

N แรง ลาก  แรง ดึง  rang-lak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRACTION

n.[L. tractus, traho.] The act of drawing, or state of being drawn; as the traction of a muscle. 1. Attraction; a drawing towards.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRACTION

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.

 

TRACTIONAL

TRACTIONAL Trac "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or relating to traction.

 

TRACTION WHEEL

TRACTION WHEEL Traction wheel. (Mach. ) (a ) A locomotive driving wheel which acts by friction adhesion to a smooth track. (b ) A smooth-rimmed friction wheel for giving motion to an endless link belt or the like.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

traction

trac tion |ˈtrakSHən ˈtrækʃən | ▶noun 1 the action of drawing or pulling a thing over a surface, esp. a road or track: a primitive vehicle used in animal traction. • motive power provided for such movement, esp. on a railroad: the changeover to diesel and electric traction. • locomotives collectively. 2 the grip of a tire on a road or a wheel on a rail: his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction. 3 the extent to which a product, idea, etc. , gains popularity or acceptance: analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate market. if a film got a little traction, a wider release could be negotiated. 4 Medicine the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, esp. in order to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity: his leg is in traction . ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting contraction, such as that of a muscle ): from French, or from medieval Latin traction-, from Latin trahere ‘draw, pull. ’ Current senses date from the early 19th cent. word trends: Fast cars and successful businesses seem to go together, so it ’s appropriate that the world of commerce has borrowed expressions from the road. Traction still has its literal senses of ‘the action of pulling something ’ and ‘the grip of a tire on the road, ’ with traction control the most common compound in the Oxford English Corpus. The new figurative sense, which refers to the popularity and success of a product or service, is steadily rising in use, however, with the most common accompanying verbs being gain, get, and lose: they are losing traction in foreign markets | his product has gained national traction. The sense can now also express progress in any sphere or the extent to which an idea has been accepted by the general public: polls in key states showed he wasn't gaining traction | deranged conspiracy theories are circulating through the media and have now gained serious traction.

 

traction engine

trac tion en gine |ˈtrækʃən ˌɛnʤən | ▶noun a steam or diesel-powered road vehicle used (esp. formerly ) for pulling very heavy loads.

 

Oxford Dictionary

traction

trac |tion |ˈtrakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track: a primitive vehicle used in animal traction. • motive power provided for such movement, especially on a railway: the changeover to diesel and electric traction. • locomotives collectively. 2 the grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail: his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction. 3 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. 4 Medicine 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 . ORIGIN 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 cent. word trends: Fast cars and successful businesses seem to go together, so it ’s appropriate that the world of commerce has borrowed expressions from the road. Traction still has its literal senses of ‘the action of pulling something ’and ‘the grip of a tyre on the road ’, with traction control the most common compound in the Oxford English Corpus. The new figurative sense, which refers to the popularity and success of a product or service, is steadily rising in use, however, with the commonest accompanying verbs being gain, get, and lose: they are losing traction in foreign markets | his product has gained national traction. The sense can now also express progress in any sphere or the extent to which an idea has been accepted by the general public: polls in key states showed he wasn't gaining traction | deranged conspiracy theories which are circulating through the media and have now gained serious traction.

 

traction engine

trac |tion en ¦gine ▶noun a steam or diesel-powered road vehicle used (especially formerly ) for pulling very heavy loads.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

traction

traction noun new tires with improved traction: grip, purchase, friction, adhesion.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

traction

traction noun the shoes have studs for extra traction: grip, friction, adhesion, purchase, resistance; pull, haulage, propulsion, drag.

 

French Dictionary

traction

traction n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de tirer. : La traction d ’une locomotive. 2 Exercice de gymnastique. : Faire des tractions. LOCUTION Traction avant. Véhicule dont l ’effet moteur s ’exerce sur les roues avant. : Des tractions avant qui ont une bonne tenue de route sur la neige.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

traction

trac tion /trǽkʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 〘医 〙(骨折治療のための )牽引 （けんいん ）.2 牽引 (力 ).3 (レールと車輪などの )粘着摩擦 .～́ è ngine (蒸気またはディーゼル )牽引車 .