Traction may refer to:
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Traction (mechanics)
Traction, traction force or tractive force is a force used to generate Motion (physics), motion between a body and a tangential surface, through the use of either dry friction or shear force.
It has important applications in vehicles, as in ''trac ...
, adhesive friction or force
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Traction vector, in mechanics, the force per unit area on a surface, including normal and shear components
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Traction motor
A traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric vehicle, electric or hydrogen vehicles, or electric multiple unit trains.
Traction (engineering), Traction motors are used in electrically powe ...
, an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, for example a car or a locomotive
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Railway electric traction
Railway electric traction describes the various types of locomotive and multiple units that are used on electrification systems around the world.
History
Railway electrification as a means of traction emerged at the end of the nineteenth centu ...
, the use of electric motors to propel rail cars
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Traction engine
A traction engine is a steam engine, steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin ''tractus'', meaning 'drawn', since the prime function of any ...
, a self-propelled steam engine
Other uses
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Traction (agency),
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
-based interactive advertising agency
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Traction (orthopedics), a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the skeletal system
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Traction (organization), a non-profit activism organization in
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
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''Traction'' (album), by
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
band Supergroove
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Traction TeamPage, a commercial blog/wiki software platform
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Traction (The Batman), 2nd episode of ''The Batman''
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Traction (geology), a process which transports bed load through a channel
See also
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