tractive

 [trak-tiv]  

trac·tive

   [trak-tiv]
adjective
having or exerting traction; drawing.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin tract(us) (see traction) + -ive
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Tractive is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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traction (ˈtrækʃən)
 
—n
1.  the act of drawing or pulling, esp by motive power
2.  the state of being drawn or pulled
3.  med the application of a steady pull on a part during healing of a fractured or dislocated bone, using a system of weights and pulleys or splints
4.  the adhesive friction between a wheel and a surface, as between a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and the road
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin tractiō, from Latin tractus dragged; see tractile]
 
'tractional
 
—adj
 
tractive
 
—adj

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