traction pull
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traction — ► NOUN 1) the action of pulling a thing along a surface. 2) the motive power used for pulling. 3) Medicine the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity … English terms dictionary
traction — [trak′shən] n. [ML tractio < L tractus, pp. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. a) a pulling or drawing, esp. of a load, vehicle, etc. over a road, track, or other surface b) the state of being pulled or drawn c) the kind of power used for pulling or… … English World dictionary
traction — (n.) early 15c., a drawing or pulling (originally the pulling of a dislocated limb to reposition it), from M.L. tractionem (nom. tractio) a drawing (mid 13c.), noun of action from stem of L. trahere to pull, draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)).… … Etymology dictionary
traction — [n] physical resistance, friction absorption, adherence, adhesion, constriction, contraction, drag, draught, drawing, grip, haulage, pull, pulling, purchase, resorption, strain, stress, stretch, suck, suction, towage; concepts 731,748 Ant.… … New thesaurus
Traction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion given to an object situated behind. < N PARAG:Traction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 traction traction Sgm: N 1 drawing drawing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 draught draught pull haul Sgm: N 1 rake rake … English dictionary for students
Traction (musculation) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Traction (homonymie). Les tractions sont un exercice sportif consistant à se hisser au dessus d une barre en la tenant par les mains. C est un exercice de musculation élémentaire et très populaire, car simple et… … Wikipédia en Français
Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine 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 traction… … Wikipedia
Traction splint — A traction splint is used to treat severe bone fractures of the femuror Tib Fib area. The use of traction splints by prehospital care providers is designed to reduce the pain of trauma from such fractures and are a near universal piece of… … Wikipedia
traction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of dragging Nouns traction; drawing, dragging, etc. (see Verbs); draft, draw, drag, pull, haul, tow, tug, jerk, twitch; suction (see extraction); grip, friction; tension, attraction; tractor,… … English dictionary for students
Pull-up (exercise) — A pull up is an upper body compound pulling exercise where the body is suspended by the arms, gripping something, and pulled up with muscular effort. As this happens, the wrists remain in neutral (straight, neither flexed or extended) position,… … Wikipedia
traction — trac|tion [ˈtrækʃən] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: tractio, from Latin trahere to pull ] 1.) the process of treating a broken bone with special medical equipment that pulls it in traction ▪ He was in traction (=receiving this… … Dictionary of contemporary English
