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brake pad

brake pad noun: a friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.

brake pad: a friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic,...
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Noun

brake pad (plural brake pads)

  1. A friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.

Forms of brake pad

pluralbrake pads

Questions about brake pad

What does brake pad mean?
Brake pad means a friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.
What part of speech is brake pad?
Brake pad is a noun.
What is the plural of brake pad?
The plural of brake pad is brake pads.

Words near brake pad in the dictionary

  1. brake linings
  2. brake mean effective pressure
  3. brake mean effective pressures
  4. brake noodle
  5. brake noodles
  6. brake pad
  7. brake pads
  8. brake pedal
  9. brake pedals
  10. brake pipe
  11. brake pipes

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