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tractive
[ trak-tiv ]
adjective
- having or exerting traction; drawing.
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As may be conceived, the tractive stress is, as a consequence, considerably diminished.
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The Mallet locomotives with a tractive effort of 100,000 lbs., at present seem to have reached the limit of size and weight.
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It is an excellent automobile road and its low tractive resistance makes it a desirable surface for horse drawn vehicles.
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If H could be increased without limit, so also could the tractive force.
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Every truck has greater tractive power than it can utilize in the propulsion of the ordinary load.
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