disc brake

disc brake
noun
hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads
• Syn: ↑disk brake
• Hypernyms: ↑hydraulic brake, ↑hydraulic brakes
• Part Meronyms: ↑brake disk, ↑brake pad

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noun
: a brake that operates by the action of a frictional material pressed against the sides of a rotating disc by a caliper

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Auto.
a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.
Also, disk brake.
[1900-05]

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disc brake noun
A brake in which the friction is obtained by pads hydraulically forced against a disc on the wheel
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Main Entry: ↑disc

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disc brake,
= disk brake. (Cf. ↑disk brake)

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n. a type of vehicle brake employing the friction of pads against a disc that is attached to the wheel

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noun, pl ⋯ brakes [count]
: a brake that works by two plates pressing against the sides of a disc that is connected to the center of a wheel

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ˈdisc brake [disc brake] noun usually plural
a ↑brake that works by two surfaces pressing onto a ↑disc in the centre of a wheel

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  • disc brake — Auto. a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper. Also, disk brake. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

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