power brake

n. A motor vehicle brake assisted by a power mechanism operated by the engine that amplifies pressure applied to the brake pedal.

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power brake - a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicleairbrake - a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehiclesbrake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicleautomotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

power brake

power brake:

see brakebrake,
in technology, device to slow or stop the motion of a mechanism or vehicle. Types
Friction Brakes

Friction brakes, the most common kind, operate on the principle that friction can be used to convert the mechanical energy of a moving object into
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power brake

[′pau̇·ər ‚brāk] (mechanical engineering) An automotive brake with engine-intake-manifold vacuum used to amplify the atmospheric pressure on a piston operated by movement of the brake pedal.

power brake

Related to power brake: air brake

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noun a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle

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airbrake
brake
automotive vehicle
motor vehicle

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