Phrase guide

disc brake

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: automotive, cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, transport, vehicles

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disk brake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hydraulic brake, hydraulic brakes

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: disko-balazta — type of brake
  • Catalan: fre de disc — type of brake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碟式軔機 /碟式轫机 (diéshìshūjī) — type of brake
  • Dutch: schijfrem — type of brake
  • Finnish: levyjarru — type of brake
  • French: frein à disque — type of brake
  • German: Scheibenbremse — type of brake
  • Greek: δισκόφρενο (diskófreno) — type of brake
  • Hungarian: tárcsafék — type of brake
  • Indonesian: rem cakram — type of brake
  • Italian: freno a disco — type of brake
  • Korean: 디스크 브레이크 (diseukeu beureikeu) — type of brake
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skivebrems — type of brake
  • Persian: ترمز دیسکی — type of brake
  • Polish: hamulec tarczowy — type of brake
  • Russian: ди́сковый то́рмоз (dískovyj tórmoz) — type of brake
  • Swedish: skivbroms — type of brake
  • Turkish: disk fren — type of brake
  • Ukrainian: дискове гальмо (dyskove halʹmo) — type of brake
  • Vietnamese: đĩa thắng — type of brake