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pedal
(encz) | pedal,pedál n: |
Pedal
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[e^]d"al), 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.
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2. (Geom.) A pedal curve or surface.
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Pedal
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), 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 (Zool.), pertaining to the foot
of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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pedal
(wn) | pedal
adj 1: of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal
extremity is `foot'"
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: pedal point, pedal]
2: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: pedal,
treadle, foot pedal, foot lever]
v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal,
wheel]
2: operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument |
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accelerator pedal
(encz) | accelerator pedal,pedál plynu n: (v autě) Petr Menšík |
bipedal
(encz) | bipedal,dvounohý Jaroslav Šedivý |
bipedalism
(encz) | bipedalism,bipedie n: Zdeněk Brožbipedalism,dvounohost n: Zdeněk Brož |
clipless pedal
(encz) | clipless pedal,nášlapný pedál n: web |
clutch pedal
(encz) | clutch pedal, n: |
foot pedal
(encz) | foot pedal, n: |
gas pedal
(encz) | gas pedal, n: |
loud pedal
(encz) | loud pedal, n: |
pedal extremity
(encz) | pedal extremity, n: |
pedal point
(encz) | pedal point, n: |
pedal pusher
(encz) | pedal pusher, n: |
pedal to the metal
(encz) | pedal to the metal, |
pedaler
(encz) | pedaler, n: |
pedalled
(encz) | pedalled, |
pedaller
(encz) | pedaller, n: |
pedalling
(encz) | pedalling,šlapání n: Zdeněk Brožpedalling,šlapání pedálů n: Zdeněk Brož |
pedals
(encz) | pedals,pedály n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
quadrupedal
(encz) | quadrupedal,čtvernohý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sesquipedalia
(encz) | sesquipedalia, n: |
sesquipedalian
(encz) | sesquipedalian, n: |
sesquipedality
(encz) | sesquipedality, n: |
soft pedal
(encz) | soft pedal,levý pedál klavíru Zdeněk Brožsoft pedal,ztlumit v: Zdeněk Brož |
soft-pedal
(encz) | soft-pedal,ztlumit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sustaining pedal
(encz) | sustaining pedal, n: |
backpedal
(gcide) | backpedal \back"ped*al\ v. i.
1. pedal backwards, as on a bicycle.
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2. step backwards, in boxing.
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3. modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or
adding qualifications.
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Bipedal
(gcide) | Bipedal \Bip"e*dal\, a. [L. bipedalis: cf. F. bip['e]dal. See
Biped, n.]
1. Having two feet; biped.
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2. Pertaining to a biped.
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Decempedal
(gcide) | Decempedal \De*cem"pe*dal\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"p[-e]*dal), a. [L.
decem ten + E. pedal.]
1. Ten feet in length.
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2. (Zool.) Having ten feet; decapodal. [R.] --Bailey.
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Equipedal
(gcide) | Equipedal \E*quip"e*dal\, a. [Equi- + L. pes, pedis, foot.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Equal-footed; having the pairs of feet equal.
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Fissipedal
(gcide) | Fissiped \Fis"si*ped\, Fissipedal \Fis*sip"e*dal\, a. [Cf. F.
fissip[`e]de.] (Zool.)
Having the toes separated to the base. [See Aves.]
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Pedal
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[e^]d"al), 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.
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2. (Geom.) A pedal curve or surface.
[1913 Webster]Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), 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 (Zool.), pertaining to the foot
of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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Pedal curve
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), 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 (Zool.), pertaining to the foot
of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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Pedal note
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), 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 (Zool.), pertaining to the foot
of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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Pedal organ
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), 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 (Zool.), pertaining to the foot
of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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Pedal surface
(gcide) | Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), 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 (Zool.), pertaining to the foot
of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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pedaler
(gcide) | pedaler \pedaler\ n.
a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle.
Syn: pedaller.
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Pedalian
(gcide) | Pedalian \Pe*da"li*an\, a.
Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal. [R.]
--Maunder.
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Pedality
(gcide) | Pedality \Pe*dal"i*ty\, n.
The act of measuring by paces. [R.] --Ash.
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pedaller
(gcide) | pedaller \pedaller\ n.
a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle; a pedaler.
Syn: pedaler.
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Quadrupedal
(gcide) | Quadrupedal \Quad*ru"pe*dal\, a. (Zool.)
Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped.
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Semipedal
(gcide) | Semipedal \Se*mip"e*dal\, a. (Pres.)
Containing a half foot.
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Sesquipedal
(gcide) | Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian
\Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.]
Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a
sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long
words.
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Sesquipedalian
(gcide) | Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian
\Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.]
Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a
sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long
words.
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Sesquipedalianism
(gcide) | Sesquipedalianism \Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an*ism\, Sesquipedalism
\Ses*quip"e*dal*ism\, n.
Sesquipedality.
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Sesquipedalism
(gcide) | Sesquipedalianism \Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an*ism\, Sesquipedalism
\Ses*quip"e*dal*ism\, n.
Sesquipedality.
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Sesquipedality
(gcide) | Sesquipedality \Ses`qui*pe*dal"i*ty\, n.
1. The quality or condition of being sesquipedal. --Sterne.
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2. The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by
the use of long words; sesquipedalism.
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Suprapedal
(gcide) | Suprapedal \Su*prap"e*dal\, a. (Zool.)
Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as, the suprapedal
gland.
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Tripedal
(gcide) | Tripedal \Trip"e*dal\, a. [L. tripedalis; tri- (see Tri-) +
pes, pedis, a foot.]
Having three feet.
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accelerator pedal
(wn) | accelerator pedal
n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on
the gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator pedal, {gas
pedal}, gas, throttle, gun] |
backpedal
(wn) | backpedal
v 1: pedal backwards on a bicycle
2: step backwards, in boxing
3: modify one's opinion, make it less strong |
bipedal
(wn) | bipedal
adj 1: having two feet [syn: bipedal, biped, two-footed]
[ant: four-footed, quadruped, quadrupedal] |
bipedalism
(wn) | bipedalism
n 1: the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet;
"bipedalism made the human form of birth possible" |
brake pedal
(wn) | brake pedal
n 1: foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
clutch pedal
(wn) | clutch pedal
n 1: a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating
shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the
clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"
[syn: clutch, clutch pedal] |
family pedaliaceae
(wn) | family Pedaliaceae
n 1: the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn:
Pedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame family] |
foot pedal
(wn) | foot pedal
n 1: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: pedal,
treadle, foot pedal, foot lever] |
gas pedal
(wn) | gas pedal
n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on
the gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator pedal, {gas
pedal}, gas, throttle, gun] |
loud pedal
(wn) | loud pedal
n 1: a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings
and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: {sustaining
pedal}, loud pedal] |
pedal extremity
(wn) | pedal extremity
n 1: the extremity of the limb in vertebrates [syn: {vertebrate
foot}, pedal extremity] |
pedal point
(wn) | pedal point
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: pedal point, pedal] |
pedal pusher
(wn) | pedal pusher
n 1: snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls
[syn: pedal pusher, toreador pants] |
pedaler
(wn) | pedaler
n 1: a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
[syn: pedaler, pedaller] |
pedaliaceae
(wn) | Pedaliaceae
n 1: the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn:
Pedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame family] |
pedaller
(wn) | pedaller
n 1: a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
[syn: pedaler, pedaller] |
quadrupedal
(wn) | quadrupedal
adj 1: having four feet [syn: quadrupedal, quadruped, {four-
footed}] [ant: biped, bipedal, two-footed] |
sesquipedalia
(wn) | sesquipedalia
n 1: a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn:
sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia] |
sesquipedalian
(wn) | sesquipedalian
adj 1: given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian
orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no
money"
2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables;
"sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: polysyllabic,
sesquipedalian]
n 1: a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn:
sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia] |
sesquipedality
(wn) | sesquipedality
n 1: using long words |
soft pedal
(wn) | soft pedal
n 1: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the
strings and so soften the sound |
soft-pedal
(wn) | soft-pedal
v 1: play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the
president's blunder" |
sustaining pedal
(wn) | sustaining pedal
n 1: a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings
and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: {sustaining
pedal}, loud pedal] |
vigna sesquipedalis
(wn) | Vigna sesquipedalis
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
asparagus bean, yard-long bean, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, Vigna sesquipedalis] |
vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
(wn) | Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
asparagus bean, yard-long bean, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, Vigna sesquipedalis] |
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