foot pedal
Toe-operated control
A foot pedal is a lever operated by the foot, used to control a machine or instrument.
Sewing machines, pianos, and cars all have foot pedals.
The term is slightly redundant—pedals are by definition foot-operated—but distinguishes from hand controls: The guitar effect has both a foot pedal and a knob for adjustment.
- brakeDevice to slow motion
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- stompTread heavily
press · sewing · sewing machine · machine · sustain · piano · kick · kick drum · drum · lever · throttle · bass · treadle · control · floor · floor it · push · push down
- pedalsaccelerator, treadle
- press brakespunch, ram, bed, tonnage, backstop
- sewingsewing, sew, sewing class, sewing machine, sewing machines
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- controlsbutton, switch, dial, knob, lever
- input devicesmouse, keyboard, trackball, trackpad, joystick
body part used for control
foot pedalhand control
Steering by arm input
manual control · hand crank · handgrip · joystick · keyboard
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