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pressure plate
pressure plate[′presh·ər ‚plāt] (mechanical engineering) The part of an automobile disk clutch that presses against the flywheel. pressure plateA typical disc brake system.A component of an aircraft disc brake system. It is a strong, heavy plate used in multiple-disc brakes that receives the force from the brake cylinders and changes it into a squeezing action on the brake discs to produce friction. This results in the application of brakes. |