traction
C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister
Medicine noun
The application of a sustained pulling force to a limb to align bones or relieve pressure.
The patient was placed in traction while awaiting surgery for the femoral fracture.
Business noun
Measurable evidence that a startup's product is gaining adoption and momentum in the market.
With 40% month-on-month growth, we had enough traction to attract tier-one funds.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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