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BRAKE POWER [1 record]

Record 1 2017-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Driving (Road Vehicles)
DEF

The force at the contact surface between a wheel and the ground, produced by the effect of a braking system, which opposes the speed or the tendency to movement of the vehicle.

OBS

braking force: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Conduite automobile
DEF

Force produite, par l'effet d'un système de freinage, à la surface de contact entre une roue et le sol, qui s'oppose à la vitesse ou à la tendance au mouvement du véhicule.

OBS

force de freinage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Conducción de vehículos automotores
DEF

Fuerza en la superficie de contacto entre una rueda y el suelo, producida por el efecto de un sistema de frenado, que se opone a la velocidad o a la tendencia del vehículo al movimiento.

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