Definition of pedal

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Pedal (a.) 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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Bipedal :: Bipedal (n.) Pertaining to a biped.
Pedal :: Pedal (a.) A pedal curve or surface.
Dinosauria :: Dinosauria (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large bird tracks, so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix..
Decempedal :: Decempedal (a.) Ten feet in length.
Harmonium :: Harmonium (n.) A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops..
Copula :: Copula (n.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler..
Subbeadle :: Sub-bass (n.) The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental or ground bass..
Sesquipedalism :: Sesquipedalism (n.) Sesquipedality.
Velocipede :: Velocipede (n.) A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See Bicycle, and Tricycle..
Semipedal :: Semipedal (a.) Containing a half foot.
Sesqyipedality :: Sesqyipedality (n.) The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by the use of long words; sesquipedalism.
Pedal :: Pedal (a.) 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..
Bipedal :: Bipedal (n.) Having two feet; biped.
Pedality :: Pedality (n.) The act of measuring by paces.
Sesquipedalianism :: Sesquipedalianism (n.) Alt. of Sesquipedalis.
Decempedal :: Decempedal (a.) Having ten feet; decapodal.
Sesqyipedality :: Sesqyipedality (n.) The quality or condition of being sesquipedal.
Supraprotest :: Suprapedal (a.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as, the suprapedal gland..
Quadrupedal :: Quadrupedal (a.) Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped.
Tripedal :: Tripedal (a.) Having three feet.
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