- pedal or foot lever
- рычаг педали
English-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines. 2015.
pedal or foot lever
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foot lever — noun a lever that is operated with the foot • Syn: ↑pedal, ↑treadle, ↑foot pedal • Derivationally related forms: ↑treadle (for: ↑treadle), ↑pedal ( … Useful english dictionary
foot pedal — noun a lever that is operated with the foot • Syn: ↑pedal, ↑treadle, ↑foot lever • Derivationally related forms: ↑treadle (for: ↑treadle), ↑pedal ( … Useful english dictionary
pedal — I. noun Etymology: Middle French pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis, adjective Date: 1618 1. a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (as an organ or piano) 2. a foot lever or treadle by which a part is activated… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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,… … Wikipedia
pedal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. treadle, lever. See instrumentality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. treadle, foot lever, pedal keyboard, clutch, brake, foot feed, gas feed, accelerator; see also lever . v. Syn. treadle, operate, control,… … English dictionary for students
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 — [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 — 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 — 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
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 — 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
