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Webster 1913 Edition
Pedal
1.
Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically
(Zool.)
, pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the
. pedal
ganglion2.
(pĕd′al)
Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
Pedal curve
or
Pedal 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.
1.
(Mech.)
A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle.
2.
(Geom.)
A pedal curve or surface.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pedal
PE'DAL
,Adj.
Pertaining to a foot.
Definition 2025
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English
Noun
pedal (plural pedals)
- A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano
- There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.
- A piano usually has two or three pedals.
- the pedal of a loom
- (medicine) a foot or footlike part.
- (music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
- (equestrian, humorous) A stirrup.
- (music) The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.
- A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.
Derived terms
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Translations
lever operated by one's foot
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Verb
pedal (third-person singular simple present pedals, present participle (UK) pedalling or (US) pedaling, simple past and past participle (UK) pedalled or (US) pedaled)
- To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.
- to pedal one's loom
- To operate a bicycle.
- He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.
Translations
to operate a pedal
Adjective
pedal (comparative more pedal, superlative most pedal)
- Of or relating to the foot.
Coordinate terms
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin
Noun
pedal m (definite singular pedalen, indefinite plural pedaler, definite plural pedalene)
- a pedal
Derived terms
References
- “pedal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin
Noun
pedal m (definite singular pedalen, indefinite plural pedalar, definite plural pedalane)
- a pedal
Derived terms
References
- “pedal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
pedal c
- pedal; a lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano
Declension
| Inflection of pedal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | pedal | pedalen | pedaler | pedalerna |
| Genitive | pedals | pedalens | pedalers | pedalernas |