Толковый словарь английского языка - pedal
Pedal
pedal
I. noun Etymology: Middle French ~e, from Italian, from Latin ~is, adjective Date: 1618 a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (as an organ or piano), a foot lever or treadle by which a part is activated in a mechanism, II. adjective Etymology: Latin ~is, from ped-, pes Date: 1618 of or relating to the foot, of, relating to, or involving a ~, III. verb (~ed; also ~led; ~ing; also ~ling) Date: 1883 intransitive verb to ride a bicycle, to use or work a ~, transitive verb to work the ~s of
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 any of several types of foot-operated levers or controls for mechanisms, esp.: a either of a pair of levers for transmitting power to a bicycle or tricycle wheel etc. b any of the foot-operated controls in a motor vehicle. c any of the foot-operated keys of an organ used for playing notes, or for drawing out several stops at once etc. d each of the foot-levers on a piano etc. for making the tone fuller or softer. e each of the foot-levers on a harp for altering the pitch of the strings. 2 a note sustained in one part, usu. the bass, through successive harmonies, some of which are independent of it. --v. (pedalled, pedalling; US pedaled, pedaling) 1 intr. operate a cycle, organ, etc. by using the pedals. 2 tr. work (a bicycle etc.) with the pedals. Phrases and idioms pedal cycle a bicycle. Etymology: F p{eacute}dale f. It. pedale f. L (as PEDAL(2)) 2. adj. Zool. of the foot or feet (esp. of a mollusc). Etymology: L pedalis f. pes pedis foot ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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