Sustained vs. Traction

Sustainedverb

simple past tense and past participle of sustain

Sustainedadjective

Held continuously at a certain level.

Sustainedadjective

(music) Held at a certain pitch.

Sustainedadjective

Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music.

Sustainedadjective

maintained at length without interruption or weakening;

Sustainedadjective

(of an electric arc) continuous;

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;