Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tractive effort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: trac-tive -ef-fort
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the tractive force that can be generated by a prime mover to pull a load; cardinal examples are a locomotive pulling a train, a semi-tractor pulling a trailer or a tractor pulling a plow.

Example Sentences

"Consequently, they developed articulateds capable of exerting 7500 drawbar horsepower or a starting tractive effort of 170,000 pounds."

Inflected Forms

tractive efforts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thrust torque

Synonyms

tractive force

Questions

What does tractive effort mean?: the tractive force that can be generated by a prime mover to pull a load; cardinal examples are a locomotive pulling a train, a semi-tractor pulling a trailer or a tractor pulling a plow.

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