hydraulic brakes

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• hydraulic brakes — noun brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes • Syn: ↑hydraulic brake • Hypernyms: ↑brake system, ↑brakes • Hyponyms: ↑disk brake, ↑disc brake …   Useful english dictionary

• hydraulic brakes — See brake booster …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• hydraulic — [hī drô′lik, hīdrä′lik] adj. [Fr hydraulique < L hydraulicus < Gr hydraulikos, of a water organ < hydraulis, water organ < hydōr, WATER + aulos, tube, pipe < IE base * aulos > (with metathesis) L alvus, the belly] 1. of… …   English World dictionary

• Hydraulic brake — The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing ethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling unit, which is usually near the operator of the vehicle, to the actual brake… …   Wikipedia

• hydraulic brake — noun brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes • Syn: ↑hydraulic brakes • Hypernyms: ↑brake system, ↑brakes • Hyponyms: ↑disk brake, ↑disc brake …   Useful english dictionary

• brakes — noun a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑brake system • Hypernyms: ↑brake • Hyponyms: ↑hydraulic brake, ↑hydraulic brakes …   Useful english dictionary

• hydraulic — adj. 1 (of water, oil, etc.) conveyed through pipes or channels usu. by pressure. 2 (of a mechanism etc.) operated by liquid moving in this manner (hydraulic brakes; hydraulic lift). 3 of or concerned with hydraulics (hydraulic engineer). 4… …   Useful english dictionary

• hydraulic — adjective Etymology: Latin hydraulicus, from Greek hydraulikos, from hydraulis hydraulic organ, from hydr + aulos reed instrument more at alveolus Date: 1661 1. operated, moved, or effected by means of water 2. a. of or relating to hydraulics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hydraulic — hy|draul|ic [haıˈdrɔlık, ˈdro: US ˈdro: ] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: hydraulicus, from Greek, from hydraulis organ worked by water ] moved or operated by the pressure of water or other liquid ▪ a hydraulic pump ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hydraulic — adjective (usually before noun) moved or operated by the pressure of water on other liquid: a hydraulic pump | hydraulic brakes hydraulically / kli/ adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hydraulic brake cylinder — noun a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston • Syn: ↑brake cylinder, ↑master cylinder • Hypernyms: ↑cylinder, ↑piston chamber • Part Holonyms: ↑hydraulic brake, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary