An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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brake
  ۱) لگام، ترمز؛ ۲) لگامیدن، ترمز کردن  
1) legâm, tormoz 2) legâmidan, tormoz kardan
Fr.: 1) frein; 2) freiner  

  1. A device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.

  2. To slow or stop by means of or as if by means of a brake (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): From O.Du. braeke “flax brake,” from breken “to break.”

Etymology (PE): Legâm originally “a horse bit,” on the model of Fr. frein “horse bit; motor brake;” and Ger. Bremse “horse bit; brake;” tormoz, loan from Russ. тормоз.