Meaning of disc brake | Babel Free
Definitions
A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.
UK
Equivalents
Deutsch
Scheibenbremse
Ελληνικά
δισκόφρενο
Suomi
levyjarru
Français
frein à disque
Magyar
tárcsafék
Italiano
freno a disco
한국어
디스크 브레이크
Nederlands
schijfrem
Русский
ди́сковый то́рмоз
Svenska
skivbroms
Examples
“The railbuses are equipped with automatic compressed air disc brakes; in the event of failure causing reduced pressure in the brake pipe, the brakes are automatically operated.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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