brake horsepower
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Noun
[edit]brake horsepower (countable and uncountable, plural brake horsepowers) (Abbreviated as: bhp or b.hp.)
- The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft.
Translations
[edit]useful horsepower
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