- tractive
- adjective Etymology: Latin tractus, past participle Date: 1615 1. serving to draw 2. of or relating to traction ; tractional
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Tractive — Tract ive, a. Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tractive — [trak′tiv] adj. [ML tractivus: see TRACTION & IVE] used for pulling or drawing … English World dictionary
tractive — adjective Pertaining to traction. This locomotive develops 130000 pounds of tractive effort … Wiktionary
tractive — ● tractif, tractive adjectif Qui exerce une traction … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tractive effort — (abbr. TE) is the pulling force exerted, normally by a locomotive, though the term could also be used for anything else that pulls a load. It is normally understood to be the actual force on the locomotive s drawbar or rear coupler. When a bare… … Wikipedia
tractive force — noun 1. The pull that a locomotive, etc engine is capable of exerting at the drawbar 2. The force necessary to detach the armature from an excited electromagnet • • • Main Entry: ↑traction … Useful english dictionary
Tractive force — As used in mechanical engineering, the term tractive force is the pulling or pushing force exerted by a vehicle on another vehicle or object. The term tractive effort is synonymous with tractive force, and is often used in railway engineering to… … Wikipedia
tractive force — the component of the tire force vector in the direction of travel of the center of tire contact. Tractive force is equal to lateral force times sine of slip angle plus longitudinal force times cosine of slip angle … Mechanics glossary
tractive force — vilkimo jėga statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Jėga, kuria kūnas tempiamas (velkamas) kito kūno paviršiumi. atitikmenys: angl. drag force; tractive force vok. Schleppkraft, f rus. влекущая сила, f pranc. force… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
tractive force meter — tempimo dinamometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dinamometras tempimo jėgai matuoti. atitikmenys: angl. tractive force meter vok. Zugkraftmessgerät, n rus. тяговый динамометр, m pranc. dynamomètre de traction, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
tractive force meter — tempimo dinamometras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. tractive force meter vok. Zugkraftmeßgerät, n rus. тяговый динамометр, m pranc. dynamomètre de traction, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
