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Definition of Pedal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the feet. "The word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
2. Verb. Ride a bicycle. "They pedal in the countryside"
Specialized synonyms: Unicycle, Backpedal
Generic synonyms: Ride
Derivative terms: Bicycle, Bicycler, Bicyclist, Bike, Bike, Cycling, Cyclist, Pedaler, Pedaller, Wheel, Wheeler
3. Noun. A sustained bass note.
4. Verb. Operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument.
5. Noun. A lever that is operated with the foot.
Specialized synonyms: Accelerator, Accelerator Pedal, Gas, Gas Pedal, Gun, Throttle, Brake Pedal, Clutch, Clutch Pedal, Soft Pedal, Loud Pedal, Sustaining Pedal
Group relationships: Bicycle, Bike, Cycle, Wheel, Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle, Organ, Pipe Organ
Generic synonyms: Lever
Derivative terms: Treadle
Definition of Pedal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zoöl.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Pedal
1. Noun. A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) a foot or footlike part. ¹
3. Verb. To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion. ¹
4. Verb. To operate a bicycle. ¹
5. Adjective. Of or relating to the foot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pedal
1. to operate by means of foot levers [v -ALED, -ALING, -ALS or -ALLED, -ALLING, -ALS]
Medical Definition of Pedal
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedal
Literary usage of Pedal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"A foot-lever ; as the swell-pedal of the organ, the loud and soft pedals of ...
A stop-knob or lever controlled by the foot, as a combination-pedal in the ..."
2. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Pianos are sometimes built with a pedal-keyboard to assist organists in ...
There are also mechanical pedals upon the organ, such as the swell pedal, ..."
3. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"Organ pedale are of two kinds, those forming part of the pedal- clavier by which
... pedal Coupler. Accessory organ stop which permits the manual keys to be ..."
4. Music: Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and Literature of Music (1897)
"The damper pedal may properly be called a loud pedal for three reasons, namely:
Its use reinforces the overtones, the resultant tones, ..."
5. A Treatise on Counterpoint & Fugue by Luigi Cherubini, Joseph Bennett (1884)
"ON pedal. The pedal is a note prolonged and sustained during several bars.
It may be placed either in the highest part, in one of the middle parts, ..."
6. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"^+**+i_1 aie possess considerable interest, and have accordingly been most
investigated. The first positive central pedal is the well-known surface of ..."
7. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1882)
"From the pedal may, in like manner, be derived a new surface, and from this
another, &c., forming a series of second, third, &c., pedals. ..."
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