Etymology : Middle French pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis, adjective
Pronunciation : 'pe-d
&l
Function : noun
Date : 1611
1. lever that is used to operate a device. press on a pedal; ride a bicycle. pedal\pe"dal\ , n. [cf. f. pédale, it. pedale. see:
pedal, a.].
2. (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.
3. (geom.) a pedal curve or surface.pedal \pe"dal\ , a. [l. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. see:
foot, and cf. pew.].
4. of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (zo?l.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
5. of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.pedal curve or.
6. pedal. treadle.
7. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically , pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
8. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
9. 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.
10. A pedal curve or surface. a lever that is operated with the foot operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'".
11. pedal. pedal, treadle. pedal, treadle ayaklyk.
12. pedal; treadle.
13. treadle press, printing press operated by means of a treadle.". pedal.
14. pedal. treadle. footboard. foot lever. damper. pad. footstep.
15. ped·al pedals pedalling pedalled in AM, use pedaling, pedale.
16. The pedals on a bicycle are the two parts that you push with your feet in order to make the bicycle move.
17. When you pedal a bicycle, you push the pedals around with your feet to make it move. She climbed on her bike with a feeling of pride and pedalled the five miles home She was too tired to pedal back. see also:
back-pedal, soft-pedal.
18. A pedal in a car or on a machine is a lever that you press with your foot in order to control the car or machine. the brake or accelerator pedals.