gravity braking system meaning

[Mechanical engineering] "For vehicles, a sensor-control system found in braking systems which prevents wheel lockup while allowing the brakes to continue slowing the wheel. Abbreviated AB...

[Architecture] A water system in which the source of water is at a higher elevation than the place where the water is to be used. gravity supply

[Architecture] A building-drainage system which drains by gravity into the building sewer.

[Architecture] See building gravity drainage system .

[Architecture] See gravity supply .

Noun: gravity    gravitee (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface ...

or aerodynamic braking noun   The use of a planet's atmosphere to reduce the speed of space vehicles

[Oil and gas] Mechanisms operating on the injector and service reel which prevent uncontrolled or undesirable movement of the coiled tubing string. These braking systems may be mechanicall...

[Electronics] A technique for stopping a motor quickly using a resistor (the dynamic braking resistance) connected across the spinning armature. The resistor dissipates the energy generate...

[Electronics] Stopping a tape-deck motor quickly by applying a braking voltage. In this method, direct braking current flows through the shaded-pole alternating-current (ac) reel motor.