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• Brake bleeding — is the procedure performed on hydraulic brake systems whereby the brake lines (the pipes and hoses containing the brake fluid) are purged of any air bubbles. This is necessary because, while the brake fluid is an incompressible liquid, air… …   Wikipedia

• brake disc — noun A disc on the wheel against which the brake pads are forced in a disc brake • • • Main Entry: ↑brake * * * n. the disc attached to the wheel in a disc brake …   Useful english dictionary

• brake pads — plural noun The friction material in a disc brake, corresponding to the brake shoes in a drum brake • • • Main Entry: ↑brake …   Useful english dictionary

• brake-fade — brakeˈ fade noun A decrease of efficiency in a brake sometimes resulting in complete absence of stopping power • • • Main Entry: ↑brake …   Useful english dictionary

• brake-wheel — brakeˈ wheel noun The wheel to which a brake is applied • • • Main Entry: ↑brake …   Useful english dictionary

• Main–Weser Railway — Main Weser Railway (Main Weser Bahn) Route number: 614.9 (RegioTram to Treysa) 620 (Kassel–Gießen) 630 (Gießen–Frankfurt) 645.6 (S Bahn to Friedberg) Line number: 3900 Line lengt …   Wikipedia

• Brake-by-wire — Drive by wire technology in automotive industry replaces the traditional mechanical and hydraulic control systems with electronic control systems using electromechanical actuators and human machine interfaces such as pedal and steering feel… …   Wikipedia

• brake shoe — noun a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel s rotation • Syn: ↑shoe, ↑skid • Derivationally related forms: ↑skid (for: ↑skid) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• brake drum — noun a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • Syn: ↑drum • Hypernyms: ↑cylinder • Part Holonyms: ↑drum brake * * * noun : a revolving cylinder on the wheel of a vehicle or the revolving part of an engine… …   Useful english dictionary

• brake light — noun a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop • Syn: ↑stoplight • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal • Part Holonyms: ↑brake system, ↑brakes * * * brake light …   Useful english dictionary

• brake — {{11}}brake (n.1) mid 15c., from O.Du. braeke flax brake, from breken to break (see BREAK (Cf. break) (v.)). The word was applied to many crushing implements, and the ring through the nose of a draught ox. It was influenced in sense by O.Fr. brac …   Etymology dictionary