ALL meanings of brake horsepower
brake horse·pow·er
B b - noun brake horsepower the rate at which an engine does work, expressed in horsepower. It is measured by the resistance of an applied brake 3
- noun brake horsepower the actual horsepower of an engine, measured by a brake attached to the drive shaft and recorded on a dynamometer 3
- noun brake horsepower Brake horsepower is the horsepower of an engine measured by the degree of resistance offered by a brake, that represents the useful power that the machine can develop. 3
- noun brake horsepower the horsepower made available by an engine or turbine for driving machinery other than itself, as measured by a dynamometer. 1
- noun brake horsepower The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft. 0