tractive

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

tractive (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to traction.

   This locomotive develops 130,000 pounds of tractive effort.

   • 1912, Flight [1]

     The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air.

Derived terms

• tractive effort
• tractive force
• tractiveness