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brake disc

brake disc noun: the disc or rotor that is squeezed between brake pads in a disc brake.

Noun

brake disc (plural brake discs)

  1. (UK) The disc or rotor that is squeezed between brake pads in a disc brake.
    • Each axle has two brake discs by which the brake is applied through brake shoes [brake pads] having a lining of synthetic material.1958 July, “German Railbuses for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 500

Forms of brake disc

pluralbrake discs

Questions about brake disc

What does brake disc mean?
Brake disc means the disc or rotor that is squeezed between brake pads in a disc brake.
What part of speech is brake disc?
Brake disc is a noun.
What is the plural of brake disc?
The plural of brake disc is brake discs.

Words near brake disc in the dictionary

  1. brake blocks
  2. brake check
  3. brake checked
  4. brake checking
  5. brake checks
  6. brake disc
  7. brake discs
  8. brake disk
  9. brake disks
  10. brake drum
  11. brake drums

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