hydraulic brakes
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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | brake system, brakes, |
| definition | : | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | disc brake, disk brake, |
| definition | : | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drum brake, |
| definition | : | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | foot brake, |
| definition | : | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | brake pedal, |
| definition | : | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder (noun.artifact) |
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