tractions in English
noun
1
the action of drawing or pulling a thing over a surface, especially a road or track.
a primitive vehicle used in animal traction
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
4
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
Use "tractions" in a sentence
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1. Square wave stimuli (abrupt and sustained tractions) were definitely more reflexogenic than slow slope stimuli (very gradual, progressive and gentle tractions).
2. Radial incisions leave bad scars and cause unwanted tractions on the areola.
3. These cell shape changes and cellular tractions require extensive reorganizations of the Actomyosin network.