Pedal

Pedal

:"Distinguish from paddle and petal and the verb peddle.The word pedal comes from the Latin (, Pedis) and relates to the foot.

A pedal is a lever activated by one's foot. Examples include:

* Automobile pedal
* Bicycle pedal
* Pedalo, a small boat, usually used for recreational purposes, powered by pedals
* Piano pedals
* Pedal keyboard, on pipe and electronic organs, which contains approximately one dozen to three dozen pedals that resemble the keyboards (or "manuals"); when one of these pedals is depressed, it causes a note (or group of notes) to sound
* Effects pedal, used commonly for electric guitars
* Pedal tone, a nonchord tone, usually the tonic or dominant held for an extended period of time

In Geometry:
* Pedal triangle, a triangle obtained by projecting a point onto the sides of a triangle
* Pedal curve, a curve derived by construction from a given curve


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  • pedal — sustantivo masculino 1. Pieza o palanca que, empujada con el pie, pone en movimiento un mecanismo: los pedales de la bicicleta. Dale a los pedales. Si pisas el pedal, te saldrá el agua del surtidor. 2. Área: música Sistema mecánico que se acciona …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pedal — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término pedal puede hacer referencia a: en general, cualquier tipo de palanca que se acciona con el pie; en particular: a los pedales del coche (acelerador, freno y embrague); al pedal de hombre muerto, un sistema …   Wikipedia Español

  • pedał — I {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. pedałale {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} w instrumentach muzycznych, w pojazdach mechanicznych, w niektórych urządzeniach: mechanizm dźwigniowy obsługiwany stopami (przez naciśnięcie stopą) : {{/stl 7}}{{stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • pedal — ► NOUN 1) each of a pair of foot operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle. 2) a foot operated throttle, brake, or clutch control. 3) a foot operated lever on a piano, organ, etc. for sustaining or softening the tone. 4) Music a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Pedal — Sn std. (16. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Neubildung zu l. pedālis zum Fuß gehörig , zu l. pēs (pedis) m. Fuß .    Ebenso nndl. pedaal, ne. pedal, nfrz. pédale, nschw. pedal, nnorw. pedal. Mit l. pēs Fuß oder einer nominalen Ableitung sind… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • pedal — [ped′ l; ] for adj.1, also [ pēd′ l] adj. [L pedalis < pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] 1. of or having to do with the foot or feet 2. of or operated by a pedal or pedals n. [MFr pédale < It pedale < L pedalis: see PEDAL the adj.] …   English World dictionary

  • Pedal — Pe dal, n. [Cf. F. p[ e]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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pédal — pédal, ale, aux [pedal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1878; lat. pedalis « d un pied; du pied ». ❖ 1 Rare. Qui a rapport au pied. ⇒ Pédieux. 2 Géom. || Triangle pédal, qui a pour sommets les pieds des hauteurs d un autre triangle. ❖ HOM. Pédale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pedal — 1610s, lever (on an organ) worked by foot, from Fr. pédale, from It. pedale treadle, pedal, from L.L. pedale (thing) of the foot, neut. of L. pedalis of the foot, from pes (gen. pedis) foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot)). Extended to various mechanical… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pedal — pèdāl m <G pedála> DEFINICIJA 1. v. papučica (2a) 2. glazb. a. uređaj na različitim muzičkim instrumentima koji se pritišće nogom; namjena mu je različita (za sviranje, za postizavanje efekata i sl.) b. na orguljama klavijatura većih… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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