pedal
- adjective
- /ˈpɛdəl/
- Specialized
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pedal
- Medical texts often refer to the pedal artery when discussing foot injuries.
Examples
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The therapist recommended exercises to improve pedal strength and flexibility.
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The pedal muscles are crucial for walking.
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He suffered from a rare pedal disease affecting both feet.
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He had a pedal injury after the accident.
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The doctor explained how pedal circulation is essential for foot health.
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Athletes often perform pedal exercises to enhance their lower limb performance.
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Proper pedal biomechanics can prevent injuries during physical activities.
Idioms
- Informal
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To drive or work as fast as possible, often to finish something
Compounds
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A pedal in a car you press to disconnect the engine so you can change gears
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes one electric instrument sound like several by adding short echoes and small pitch changes
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A curve formed by points where perpendiculars from a fixed point meet a curve's tangents
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A piano pedal that lifts the pads on the strings so notes keep sounding after you release the keys
Surface Forms
Morphology
pedal = ped + al
The adjective comes from the classical foot-root 'ped-' plus '-al', but the root is not a standalone English word and the connection is not obvious to most learners.
Etymology
The adjective pedal comes from the Latin root ped- 'foot', so it means 'of the foot' in medical talk, and you can see the same root in pedestrian, which means a person who is on foot.