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Definition of Hydraulic brakes
1. Noun. Brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes.
Terms within: Brake Cylinder, Hydraulic Brake Cylinder, Master Cylinder, Brake Pedal
Generic synonyms: Brake System, Brakes
Specialized synonyms: Disc Brake, Disk Brake, Drum Brake, Foot Brake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydraulic Brakes
Literary usage of Hydraulic brakes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Applied Mechanics: An Elementary General Introduction to the Theory of by James Henry Cotterill (1895)
"hydraulic brakes.—It has been sufficiently explained that hydraulic resistances
absorb an amount of energy which varies as the square of the speed. ..."
2. Applied Mechanics: An Elementary General Introduction to the Theory of by James Henry Cotterill (1906)
"hydraulic brakes.—It has been sufficiently explained that hydraulic resistances
absorb an amount of energy which varies as the square of the speed. ..."
3. The Irrigation Works of India by Robert Burton Buckley (1905)
"20 feet 7 inches long, by ю feet in height, hinged to the floor at its lower
edge, and fitted with hydraulic brakes behind ; and, secondly, ..."
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