noun
one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk
• Hypernyms: ↑restraint, ↑constraint
• Part Holonyms: ↑disk brake, ↑disc brake
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the part of a brake that presses against a disc inside the wheel of a vehicle in order to stop the vehicle from moving
Thesaurus: equipment and systems in cars and other road vehicleshyponym
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n. either of the thin blocks that grip the disc in a disc brake
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a thin block that presses onto the disc in a ↑disc brake in a vehicle, in order to stop the vehicle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.