- pedal treadle
- (mas) pedală
English-Romanian technical dictionary. 2013.
pedal treadle
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treadle — [tred′ l] n. [ME tredel < OE tredan: see TREAD] a lever or pedal moved by the foot as to turn a wheel vi. treadled, treadling to work a treadle … English World 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 — 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 — 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
treadle — trea·dle || tredl n. pedal or other mechanical device continually moved by the foot to impart motion v. put a treadle in motion, pedal … English contemporary dictionary
pedal — I. /ˈpɛdl / (say pedl) noun 1. a lever worked by the foot, in various musical instruments, as the organ, piano, and harp, and having various functions. 2. a keyboard attached to the organ, harpsichord, etc., operated by the feet. 3. → pedal point …
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
treadle — 1. noun A foot operated pedal or lever that generates circular motion. 2. verb To use a treadle … Wiktionary
pedal — Synonyms and related words: 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
treadle — Synonyms and related words: advance, bar, beam, boom, bowl, bunt, butt, cant hook, claw bar, crank, crow, crowbar, drive, forward, handspike, impel, iron crow, jimmy, lever, limb, marlinespike, move, outrigger, peavey, pedal, pinch bar, pole,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
