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61Pedal — 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… …
62pedal bin — pedal bins N COUNT A pedal bin is a container for waste, usually in a kitchen or bathroom. It has a lid which is controlled by a pedal that you press with your foot. [BRIT] …
63pedal bin — n BrE a container for waste that has a lid which is opened by pressing part of it with your foot …
64Pedal keyboard — The 30 note pedalboard of a Rieger organ. A pedalboard (also called a pedal keyboard, pedal clavier, or, with electronic instruments, a bass pedalboard[1]) is a keyboard played with the feet that is usually used to produce the low pitched bass… …
65Pedal steel guitar — The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. The pedal steel is placed horizontally on a stand, with the strings facing up towards… …
66pedal — pedal1 [ pɛd(ə)l] noun 1》 each of a pair of foot operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by leg power. 2》 a foot operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle. 3》 each of a set of two or three foot… …
67Pedal curve — Geometric construction of the pedal of C with respect to P In the differential geometry of curves, a pedal curve is a curve derived by construction from a given curve (as is, for example, the involute). Let C be a given curve and P a fixed point… …
68Pedal harp — Harp Classification String instrument (plucked) Playing range …
69pedal — ped|al1 [ˈpedl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis of the foot ] 1.) also bicycle pedal one of the two parts of a bicycle that you push round with your feet to make the bicycle go forward 2.) a part in… …
70pedal — I UK [ˈped(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pedal : singular pedal plural pedals * 1) a part that you push with your foot in order to operate a bicycle, vehicle, or machine the gas/brake pedal 2) a part on some musical instruments that you… …
