brake disc

noun

The disc or rotor that is squeezed between brake pads in a disc brake.

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Meanings

nounbrake disc (plural brake discs)

plural brake discs

  1. UKThe disc or rotor that is squeezed between brake pads in a disc brake.

    Each axle has two brake discs by which the brake is applied through brake shoes [brake pads] having a lining of synthetic material.

    1958 July 29, “German Railbuses for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 500

Translations

Finnish jarrulevy
  • jarrulevyTranslations
French disque de frein
  • disque de freinTranslations
Spanish disco de freno
  • disco de frenoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

brake disc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20disc

MLA

“brake disc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20disc. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brake disc,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20disc.

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