Traction may refer to:

Engineering

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Traction (engineering) Traction, or tractive force, is the force used to generate motion between a body and a tangential surface, through the use of dry friction, though the use of shear force of the surface is also commonly used. Traction can also refer to the ''maxim ...

, adhesive friction or force **

Traction vector In continuum mechanics, the Cauchy stress tensor \boldsymbol\sigma, true stress tensor, or simply called the stress tensor is a second order tensor named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy. The tensor consists of nine components \sigma_ that completely ...

, in mechanics, the force per unit area on a surface, including normal and shear components *

Traction motor A traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric vehicle, electric or hydrogen vehicles, elevators or electric multiple unit. Traction motors are used in electrically powered rail vehicles (ele ...

, an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, for example a car or a locomotive *

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 century, ...

, the use of electric motors to propel rail cars *

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 t ...

, a self-propelled steam engine

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Traction (agency) Traction is an interactive advertising agency based in San Francisco. In 2014, they were named Independent Agency of the Year in the iMedia Agency Awards. Their clients include Alibaba.com, Adobe Systems, Bank of America, Cabot Creamery, Califor ...

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

-based interactive advertising agency *

Traction (orthopedics) Traction is a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the spine and skeletal system. There are two types of traction: skin traction and skeletal traction. They are used in orthopedic medicine. Techniques Traction ...

, a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the skeletal system *

Traction (organization) Traction is a progressive non-profit organization promoting civic engagement, based in the city of Durham, North Carolina. Traction's goal is to inform, inspire and connect a growing social network of left-leaning 20- and 30-somethings. The organ ...

, a non-profit activism organization in

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

* ''Traction'' (album), by

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

band Supergroove *

Traction TeamPage Traction TeamPage is a proprietary enterprise 2.0 social software product developed by Traction Software Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. TeamPage is one of the first products in the enterprise blog and wiki market, with Traction release 1.0 sh ...

, a commercial blog/wiki software platform *

Traction (The Batman) The following is an episode list for the Kids' WB and Cartoon Network animated television series ''The Batman'', starring the titular character. The series premiered on September 11, 2004, and ended on March 8, 2008, with a total of 65 episodes ...

, 2nd episode of ''The Batman'' *

Traction (geology) Traction is the geologic process whereby a current transports larger, heavier rocks by rolling or sliding them along the bottom. Thus, the grains and clasts interact with the substratum during transport. By contrast, saltation, a related sediment ...

, a process which transports bed load through a channel

Engineering

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