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disc brake

–noun Automotive.
a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.


Origin:
1900–05
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disc brake also disk brake  
n.  A brake in which the friction is caused by a set of pads that press against a rotating disk.
disk brake  
n.  Variant of disc brake.
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