foot pedal

  • 11pedal retractor muscle — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) The muscle attached to the shell that withdraws the foot; pedal levator muscle …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 12pedal steel guitar — ped′al steel guitar′ n. pms mad an oblong, floor mounted electrified guitar fretted with a steel bar and producing a wailing sound modulated by use of a foot pedal Also called ped′al steel . Etymology: 1965–70 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13foot brake — a brake that is operated by pressure on a foot pedal, as in an automobile. * * * …

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  • 14foot brake — The main braking system operated by a foot pedal …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 15Pedal — 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] …

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  • 16Pedal curve — 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… …

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  • 17Pedal note — 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… …

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  • 18Pedal organ — 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… …

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  • 19Pedal surface — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20pedal — ► 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… …

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