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traction

English

  1. 🔊 (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing
    “his leg was in traction for several days”
  2. 🔊 the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

Spanish

  1. 🔊 tracción traction
  2. 🔊 traccionar to traction

Similar words

grip adhesive friction adduction adhesion advantage affinity allurement attractance attraction attractiveness attractivity capillarity capillary attraction centripetal force draft drag draw drawing drayage extraction foothold footing friction gravitation