Pedal

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

 * Footmouse, a foot-operated computer mouse
 * In medical transcription, a pedal is used to control playback of voice dictations

Geometry

 * 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

Albums

 * Pedals (Rival Schools album)
 * Pedals (Speak album)

Other music

 * 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

 * Bicycle pedal, the part of a bicycle that the rider pushes with their foot to propel the vehicle
 * Pedalo, a small boat, usually for recreation, propelled by one or more occupants using bicycle style pedals
 * Automobile pedal, such as the accelerator, brake, and clutch
 * Pedals (The Nottingham Cycling Campaign), a cycling advocacy group in Nottingham, England
 * Rudder pedal, to control yaw on an airplane

Other uses

 * 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)