"disc brake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: disc brakes [plural], disk brake [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} disc brake (plural disc brakes)
  1. (automotive, cycling, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic. Tags: UK Related terms: brake disc Coordinate_terms: rim brake Translations (type of brake): disko-balazta (Basque), fre de disc [masculine] (Catalan), 碟式軔機 /碟式轫机 (diéshìshūjī) (Chinese Mandarin), schijfrem [feminine] (Dutch), levyjarru (Finnish), frein à disque [masculine] (French), Scheibenbremse [feminine] (German), δισκόφρενο (diskófreno) [neuter] (Greek), tárcsafék (Hungarian), rem cakram (Indonesian), freno a disco [masculine] (Italian), 디스크 브레이크 (diseukeu beureikeu) (Korean), skivebrems [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ترمز دیسکی (Persian), hamulec tarczowy [masculine] (Polish), ди́сковый то́рмоз (dískovyj tórmoz) [masculine] (Russian), skivbroms [common-gender] (Swedish), disk fren (Turkish), дискове гальмо (dyskove halʹmo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), đĩa thắng (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "type of brake",
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          "roman": "diskófreno",
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          "word": "δισκόφρενο"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "type of brake",
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          "roman": "diseukeu beureikeu",
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          "roman": "dískovyj tórmoz",
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