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TRACTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trailers and Hauling
- Traction (Rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- traction
1, record 1, English, traction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The drawing of a vehicle by motive power. 2, record 1, English, - traction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Remorques et remorquage
- Traction (Chemins de fer)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traction
1, record 1, French, traction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Camiones con remolque y remolque
- Tracción (Ferrocarriles)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tracción
1, record 1, Spanish, tracci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción de tirar, de mover un cuerpo cuando la fuerza es ejercida hacia adelante, respecto a la resistencia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tracci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tracción de un vehículo solamente es posible si la adherencia de las ruedas motrices es suficientemente grande. Por otra parte, debe vencer la resistencia al avance opuesta por el aire y la resistencia de rodadura. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tracci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tracción delantera, tracción trasera. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tracci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-12-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- traction
1, record 2, English, traction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mode of sediment transport in which the particles are swept along (on, near, or immediately above) and parallel to a bottom surface by rolling, sliding, dragging, pushing, or "saltation"; e.g. boulders tumbling along a stream bed or sand carried by the wind over a desert surface or moved by waves and currents on a beach. 1, record 2, English, - traction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- traction
1, record 2, French, traction
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais l'eau et l'air -les deux grands fluides de la planète Terre- transportent aussi des particules grossières, au ras du fond, par «traction» (sauts ou roulements). 1, record 2, French, - traction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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