stopping brake
31brake shoe — /ˈbreɪk ʃu/ (say brayk shooh) noun the part of a drum brake mechanism which fits into the brake drum and expands to apply the friction lining to the drum rim for stopping or slowing a motor vehicle, etc …
32brake bias — The front/rear distribution of a vehicle s braking power. For the shortest stopping distance, brake bias should match the vehicle s traction at each end during hard braking brake modulation the process of varying pedal pressure to hold a vehicle… …
33brake — There are two distinct words brake in English. By far the older is that meaning ‘overgrown area, thicket’ [OE]. Its source is uncertain, but it has been speculated that it is ultimately related to break, its original meaning perhaps having been… …
34brake pedal — device for slowing or stopping a vehicle …
35brake — A mechanical device for stopping or slowing a vehicle in motion or a moving part of a machine …
36Air brake — Brake Brake (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that… …
37Continuous brake — Brake Brake (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that… …
38buffer brake — brake which lessens the impact when a vehicle is stopping …
39Disc brake — Close up of a disc brake on a car On automobiles, disc brakes are often located with …
40Bicycle brake — Animation of a single pivot side pull calliper brake for the rear wheel of a steel framed road bike. A bicycle brake is used to slow down or stop a bicycle. There have been various types of brake used throughout history, and several are still in… …
