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Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

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Brake disc

Automotive; Automobile

Braking system component comprising a revolving metal disc that spins with the wheel and which can be slowed by squeezing two or more stationary friction pads against it.

Brake dive

Automotive; Automobile

Tendency of a vehicle's front to dip when the brakes are applied.

Brake drag

Automotive; Automobile

Condition in which the friction lining of one or more brakes rubs against its counterpart without pedal pressure being applied.

Brake balance

Automotive; Automobile

Proportion of the retardation effort shared between the front and rear brakes.

Brake boil

Automotive; Automobile

Condition in which brake fluid overheats to the point of vaporisation.

Brake booster

Automotive; Automobile

Device to mechanically increase the braking effort and reduce the required pedal pressure.

Brake cam

Automotive; Automobile

Mechanism to expand the shoes of a drum brake system when braking.

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