Brake Horsepower Definition

noun
The actual horsepower of an engine, measured by a brake attached to the drive shaft and recorded on a dynamometer.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Brake Horsepower

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Singular:
brake horsepower
Plural:
brake-horsepowers

Origin of Brake Horsepower

  • The term refers to a method of measuring the usable power of an engine by connecting a brake to the drive shaft of the engine. Other methods have been developed but the term remains.

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