disc brake

noun

: a brake that operates by the action of a frictional material pressed against the sides of a rotating disc by a caliper

Illustration of disc brake

• 1 caliper
• 2 disc

Examples of disc brake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As disc brakes are becoming ever more the norm (as opposed to a traditional rim brake), Skarper offers a conversion unit that is equally as simple to install to your bike’s disc-brake mounts and can be done by almost anyone who knows how to use an Allen wrench. —Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Wired News, 20 June 2025

Effective stopping power is provided by hydraulic disc brakes. —Paul Ridden june 16, New Atlas, 16 June 2025

Other advanced goodies for 1962 included four-wheel disc brakes and four-wheel independent suspension that, together with rack-and-pinion steering, made the Elan quite a handler. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025

Infinite Machine Stopping power is provided by hydraulic disc brakes on both 12-inch wheels, while rough roads are smoothed out by 60 mm of suspension travel in front and 21 mm in the rear. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disc brake

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Kids Definition

disc brake

noun

: a brake that operates by the friction of two plates pressing against the sides of a rotating disc