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HYDRAULIC BRAKES
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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 shoes
Synonyms:
hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hydraulic brakes" 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 brakes"):
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 brakes"):
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)
