pedal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pedal	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pedal adj of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'" n a sustained bass note Synonym(s): pedal point, pedal a lever that is operated with the foot Synonym(s): pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever v ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel] operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[94]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedal \Pe"dal\, n. [Cf. F. p[82]dale, It. pedale. See {Pedal}, a.] 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.