brake pad
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Brake pad — Brake pads are an important part of braking systems for all types of vehicles that are equipped with disc brakes. Brake pads are steel backing plates with friction material bound to the surface facing the brake disk.FunctionBrake pads convert the … Wikipedia
brake pad — brake ,pad noun count the part of a BRAKE that presses against a DISC inside the wheel of a vehicle in order to stop the vehicle from moving … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brake pad — noun one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk • Hypernyms: ↑restraint, ↑constraint • Part Holonyms: ↑disk brake, ↑disc brake * * * brake pad UK US noun [countable] [ … Useful english dictionary
brake pad — [1] The friction material or lining which is secured to metal plates. They press against the brake disc or rotor to enable the wheel to stop. They are to be distinguished from brake shoes which press against the inside of a drum. [2] On a bicycle … Dictionary of automotive terms
brake pad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms brake pad : singular brake pad plural brake pads the part of a brake that presses against a disc inside the wheel of a vehicle in order to stop the vehicle from moving … English dictionary
brake pad wear indicator — A device which detects the thickness of the brake pad by using an L shaped strap which will scrape against the disc when the pad thickness is below tolerance. Others use an electrical circuit in which a worn pad closes an electrical circuit that… … Dictionary of automotive terms
brake pad — /ˈbreɪk pæd/ (say brayk pad) noun the part of a disc brake which presses against the disc to slow the wheel to which it is attached …
brake pad — noun a thin block which presses on to the disc in a disc brake … English new terms dictionary
ceramic brake pad — A brake pad constructed with ceramics to reduce wear and heat … Dictionary of automotive terms
metal brake pad — See sintered metal brake pad … Dictionary of automotive terms
