multiple-disc
(US multiple-disk)
adjective
1Designating a kind of friction clutch consisting of a row of coaxial discs, fixed alternately to the driving and the driven parts, which may be brought in contact to transmit the drive from the one to the other; compare multi-disc.
2Designating a disc brake with several pairs of discs.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Daily Chronicle.
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