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Definition: Pedal organ
Pedal
\Pe"dal\, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See
Foot, and cf.
Pew.]
1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or
figuratively; specifically (Zo["o]l.), pertaining to the
foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
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2. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
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Pedal curve or
Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
given surface.
Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
through an organ point. See
Organ point, under
Organ.
Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
is played with the feet.
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