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Noun: master cylinder
  1. A cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
    "The faulty master cylinder caused the brake pedal to feel spongy";
    - brake cylinder, hydraulic brake cylinder

Derived forms: master cylinders

Type of: cylinder, piston chamber

Part of: hydraulic brake, hydraulic brakes

Encyclopedia: Master cylinder