See Also: pedal(2)(dictionary)
pedal(4)(dictionary)
pedal(1)(dictionary)
Pedal(health)
gas pedal(dictionary)
pedal(medicine)
pedal bin(dictionary)
pedal(3)(dictionary)
pedal 1, noun(dictionary)
pedal 2, verb(dictionary)

pedal(1) (iou)



pedal adjective. E17.
[Latin pedalis, from ped-, pes foot: see -AL1. Cf. PEDAL noun2.]
Chiefly Anatomy & Zoology. Of or pertaining to the foot or feet (now chiefly joc. in gen. use). E17.
pedal bone the coffin-bone of a horse.
Geometry. Pertaining to or designating a curve or surface which is the pedal of another curve or surface (see PEDAL noun1 4). M19.
pedal origin, pedal pole the fixed point from which a pedal curve or surface is constructed.
? Not always clearly distinguishable from attrib. uses of PEDAL noun1.