Traction
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Traction may refer to:
Engineering
- Traction (engineering), adhesive friction or force
- Traction vector, in mechanics, the force per unit area on a surface, including normal and shear components
Electrical
- Railway electric traction, the use of electric motors to propel rail cars
- Traction motor, a type of electric motor
- Traction elevator, a type of elevator
Companies
- British United Traction a company which produces railroad equipment
- Brush Traction, a company that maintains railway locomotives