| Subject | German | English |
| auto. | Brems-PS | shaft horsepower |
| auto. | Brems-PS | useful horsepower |
| auto. | Brems-PS | brake horsepower bhp (measured at the engine's output shaft) |
| tech. | Brems-PS | brake horsepower (BHP) |
| tech. | Prony'scher Bremszaum zur Messung der Brems-PS. | Prony brake |