BRAKE CYLINDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brake cylinder mean? 

• BRAKE CYLINDER (noun)
  The noun BRAKE CYLINDER has 1 sense:

1. a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston

  Familiarity information: BRAKE CYLINDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRAKE CYLINDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

brake cylinder; hydraulic brake cylinder; master cylinder

Hypernyms ("brake cylinder" is a kind of...):

cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)

Holonyms ("brake cylinder" is a part of...):

hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes (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)