Traction

Traction may refer to:

Engineering

• Forces:
  • Traction (mechanics), adhesive friction or force
  • Traction vector, in mechanics, the force per unit area on a surface, including normal and shear components
• Traction motor, an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, for example a car or a locomotive
• Railway electric traction, the use of electric motors to propel rail cars
• Traction engine, a self-propelled steam engine

Other uses

• Traction (agency), San Francisco-based interactive advertising agency
• Traction (orthopedics), a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the skeletal system
• Traction (organization), a non-profit activism organization in North Carolina
• Traction (album), by New Zealand band Supergroove
• Traction TeamPage, a commercial blog/wiki software platform
• Traction (The Batman), 2nd episode of The Batman
• Traction (geology), a process which transports bed load through a channel

See also

• Tracktion