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brake pad

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brake pad
n.
A flat block that presses against the disk of a disc brake.
brake pad
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the flat metal casting, together with the bound friction material, in a disc brake
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Noun1.brake pad - one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk
disc brake, disk brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads
constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
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