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Pedal

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A pedal (from the Latin pes pedis, "foot") is a lever designed to be operated by foot and may refer to:

Computers and other equipment

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Geometry

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  • Pedal curve, a curve derived by construction from a given curve
  • Pedal triangle, a triangle obtained by projecting a point onto the sides of a triangle

Music

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Albums

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Other music

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  • Bass drum pedal, a pedal used to play a bass drum while leaving the drummer's hands free to play other drums with drum sticks, hands, etc.
  • Effects pedal, a pedal used commonly for electric guitars
  • Pedal keyboard, a musical keyboard operated by the player's feet
  • Pedal harp, a modern orchestral harp with pedals used to change the tuning of its strings
  • Pedal point, a type of nonchord tone, usually in the bass
  • Pedal tone, a fundamental tone played on brass instruments
  • Piano pedals, typically three pedals used to soften, sustain, or selectively sustain notes played on a piano
  • Pedal piano, a kind of piano that includes a pedalboard
  • Player piano, a kind of piano which plays prerecorded music, some designs of which are driven by pedals
  • The damper mechanism on a vibraphone, also known as a "pedal"

Transportation

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Other uses

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  • Pedal bin, a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal
  • Pedal bone or coffin bone, the last phalanx and most distal bone in the front and rear legs of horses, cattle, pigs, and other ruminants
  • Pedals (bear)

See also

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