Pedal

Last updated February 10, 2025

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

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

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"

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, see car controls
Pedals (The Nottingham Cycling Campaign), a cycling advocacy group in Nottingham, England
Rudder pedal, to control yaw on an airplane

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)