English Dictionary

pedal

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɛdəl/

名詞

ユーモラス文体

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano / (medicine) an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.

日本語の意味

足で操作することで機械や装置（例えば自転車やピアノ）の動作を制御または駆動するためのレバー / 医療分野では、足に似た構造や部分を指す用語

She pressed the pedal to start the old sewing machine, feeling the fabric move under her hands.

古いミシンを動かすために彼女は足踏みペダルを踏み、生地が手の下で動くのを感じた。

意味（1）

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.

意味（2）

(medicine) an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.

意味（3）

(music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.

意味（4）

(equestrianism, humorous) A stirrup.

意味（5）

(music) The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.

A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.

pedals （ plural ）