Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disc_brake

1 sense of disc brake

Sense 1
disk brake, disc brake -- (hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads)
       => hydraulic brake, hydraulic brakes -- (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)