pedal 音标拼音: [p'ɛdəl]
n . 踏板
a . 脚的,踏脚的
vt . 用脚踏动
vi . 踩踏板
踏板脚的,踏脚的用脚踏动踩踏板
pedal adj 1 :
of or relating to the feet ; "
the word for a pedal extremity is `
foot '"
n 1 :
a sustained bass note [
synonym : {
pedal point }, {
pedal }]
2 :
a lever that is operated with the foot [
synonym : {
pedal },
{
treadle }, {
foot pedal }, {
foot lever }]
v 1 :
ride a bicycle [
synonym : {
bicycle }, {
cycle }, {
bike }, {
pedal },
{
wheel }]
2 :
operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument 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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
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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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
p [
e ^]
d "
al )
Of or pertaining to a pedal ;
having pedals .
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1913 Webster ]
{
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pedal ":
advance ,
bar ,
beam ,
bicycle ,
bike ,
boom ,
bowl ,
bunt ,
bus ,
butt ,
cant hook ,
catch a train ,
chauffeur ,
choir ,
claviature ,
claw bar ,
clawed ,
console ,
crank ,
crow ,
crowbar ,
cycle ,
drive ,
echo ,
eighty -
eight ,
entrain ,
fingerboard ,
footed ,
forward ,
go by rail ,
great ,
handspike ,
hoofed ,
impel ,
iron crow ,
ivories ,
jimmy ,
joyride ,
keyboard ,
keys ,
lever ,
limb ,
make a train ,
manual ,
marlinespike ,
motor ,
motorcycle ,
move ,
organ manual ,
outrigger ,
peavey ,
pedals ,
piano keys ,
pinch bar ,
plantar ,
pole ,
prize ,
propel ,
pry ,
push ,
ride ,
ripping bar ,
roll ,
row ,
shove ,
shunt ,
solo ,
spar ,
sweep ,
sweep along ,
swell ,
take a joyride ,
taloned ,
taxi ,
thrust ,
toed ,
treadle ,
troll ,
trundle ,
ungulate ,
wheel ,
wrecking bar
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