Attraction vs. Traction

Attractionnoun

The tendency to attract.

Attractionnoun

The feeling of being attracted.

Attractionnoun

(countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

Attractionnoun

(chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.

Attractionnoun

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.

Attractionnoun

The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction.

Attractionnoun

The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence.

Attractionnoun

That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.

Attractionnoun

the force by which one object attracts another

Attractionnoun

an entertainment that is offered to the public

Attractionnoun

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts;

Attractionnoun

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts;

Attractionnoun

an entertainer who attracts large audiences;

Tractionnoun

The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.

Tractionnoun

the condition of being so pulled.

Tractionnoun

Grip.

Tractionnoun

The pulling power of an engine or animal.

Tractionnoun

The adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface.

Tractionnoun

(medicine) A mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb.

Tractionnoun

(transport) Collectively, the locomotives of a railroad, especially electric locomotives.

Tractionnoun

Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal.

Tractionnoun

(business) The extent of adoption of a new product or service, typically measured in number of customers or level of revenue achieved.

Tractionnoun

(politics) Popular support.

Tractionverb

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

Tractionnoun

The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.

Tractionnoun

Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.

Tractionnoun

Attraction; a drawing toward.

Tractionnoun

The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like; as, the car is stuck in the snow because it can;t get any traction.

Tractionnoun

the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

Tractionnoun

(orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing;