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Traction vs Gravity - What's the difference?

traction | gravity |

As nouns the difference between traction and gravity

is that traction is the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power while gravity is resultant force on earth's surface, of the attraction by the earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the earth's rotation.

As a verb traction

is to apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc).

traction

English

(traction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power
  • the condition of being so pulled
  • Grip
  • the pulling power of an engine or animal
  • the adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface
  • (medicine) a mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb
  • (business) the extent of adoption of a new product or service, typically measured in number of customers or level of revenue achieved
  • (politics) popular support

    • Derived terms

    * subtraction * traction engine * tractive

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc.).

    • gravity

    English

    (wikipedia gravity)

    Noun

  • Resultant force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].}}
  • Gravitation, universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other
    (In casual discussion, gravity and gravitation are often used interchangeably).
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01, author=Michael Riordan, volume=100, issue=1, page=86
    • , magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Tackling Infinity , passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity , have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
  • The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
  • Specific gravity.
  • The state or condition of being grave (graveness).

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