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• 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 — 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• Pedal 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… …   Wikipedia

• pedal — /ped l/ or, for 6 8, /peed l/, n., v., pedaled, pedaling or (esp. Brit.) pedalled, pedalling, adj. n. 1. a foot operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as… …   Universalium

• pedal harp — ▪ musical instrument       musical instrument in which pedals control a mechanism raising the pitch of given strings by a semitone (single action) or by both a semitone and a whole tone (double action). The modern double action pedal harp, the… …   Universalium

• pedal — ped•al [[t]ˈpɛd l[/t]] for 6also [[t]ˈpid l[/t]] n. v. aled, al•ing (esp. brit.) alled, al•ling, 1) a foot operated lever or part used to control, activate, or supply power to various mechanisms 2) mad a) a foot operated lever on a keyboard… …   From formal English to slang

• pedal — 1. noun /ˈpɛdəl,ˈpiːdəl/ a) A lever operated by ones foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano b) Concerning a foot or footlike part. 2. verb /ˈpɛdəl,ˈpiːdəl/ …   Wiktionary

• Expression pedal — An expression pedal is an important control found on many organs and synthesizers that allows the volume of the sound to be manipulated. Because the source of power with a pipe organ and electronic organs is not generated by the organist, the… …   Wikipedia

• Clutch control — refers to the act of controlling the speed of a vehicle with a manual transmission by partially engaging the clutch plate, using the clutch pedal instead of (or in conjunction with) the accelerator pedal. The purpose of a clutch is in part to… …   Wikipedia

• Sustain pedal — Piano pedals from left to right: una corda, sostenuto, and sustain pedal Location of p …   Wikipedia

• Cruise control — For the software build framework, see CruiseControl. Cruise control mounted on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Wheel Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor… …   Wikipedia