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.
The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.
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Traction Translations
traction in Swedish is dragningskraft, dragning
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