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Prony brakes

Prony brakes is the plural of Prony brake.

Meaning of Prony brake

Noun

Prony brake (plural Prony brakes)

  1. A device to measure the torque produced by an engine, essentially by wrapping a cord or belt around the output shaft and measuring the force transferred to the belt through friction.

Questions about Prony brakes

What is Prony brakes the plural of?
Prony brakes is the plural of Prony brake.

Words near Prony brakes in the dictionary

  1. pronuntiatio
  2. pronuntiation
  3. pronuntiations
  4. Prony
  5. Prony brake
  6. Prony brakes
  7. pronymph
  8. pronymphal
  9. pronymphs
  10. Pronzini
  11. Pronzinis

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