Definition of Pedal. Meaning of Pedal. Synonyms of Pedal

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Definition of Pedal

Pedal
Pedal Pe"dal, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pew.] 1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zo["o]l.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion. 2. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals. Pedal curve or surface (Geom.), the curve or surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given surface. Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ. Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which is played with the feet.

Meaning of Pedal from wikipedia

- Look up Pedal, pedal, or pes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pedal (from the Latin pes pedis, "foot") is a lever designed to be operated by foot...
- A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-****isted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels...
- pedal (or una corda), the sostenuto pedal, and the sustaining pedal (or damper pedal). Some pianos omit the sostenuto pedal, or have a middle pedal with...
- Look up pedal to the metal or put the pedal to the metal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pedal to the Metal may refer to: Pedal to the Metal (Impellitteri...
- Retrieved 2023-02-26. Brown, Falon; Cook, Christopher (2022). "Piezogenic Pedal Pa****". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 29489228. Archived from...
- Pedal boat may refer to: Amphibious cycle, a pedal-powered vehicle capable of operation on both land and water Hydrocycle, a bicycle-like watercraft with...
- Yowamushi Pedal (****anese: 弱虫ペダル, Hepburn: Yowamushi Pedaru, lit. "Weakling Pedal") is a ****anese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe...
- In music, a pedal point (also pedal note, organ point, pedal tone, or pedal) is a sustained tone, typically in the b****, during which at least one foreign...
- A sustain pedal or sustaining pedal (also called damper pedal, loud pedal, or open pedal) is the most commonly used pedal in a modern piano. It is typically...
- Pedal pushers are calf-length trousers that were po****r during the 1950s and the early 1960s. First seen as Knickerbockers or “knickers”. Knickerbockers...