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    HYDRAULIC BRAKE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 shoesplay

    Synonyms:

    hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("hydraulic brake" is a kind of...):

    brake system; brakes (a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle)

    Meronyms (parts of "hydraulic brake"):

    brake cylinder; hydraulic brake cylinder; master cylinder (a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston)

    brake pedal (foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydraulic brake"):

    disc brake; disk brake (hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads)

    drum brake (hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe)

    foot brake (hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal)

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