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treadle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foot lever, foot pedal, pedal |
| Type of | lever |
| Has types | accelerator pedal, accelerator, brake pedal, clutch, clutch pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, loud pedal, soft pedal, sustaining pedal, throttle |
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Early electric conversions consisted of mounting a motor in the treadle cabinet.
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Later motor kits dispensed entirely with the treadle, treadle belt, and cabinet.
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The device is operated by a foot treadle that opens and closes a potentiometer.
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Power was collect from the riders legs with a treadle mechanism instead of a crank.
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Treadle pumps irrigate crops during the dry season, and also improve drinking water.
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The treadle belt was shortened to run only from the motor's pulley to the handwheel.
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Kente is an Akan ceremonial cloth hand-woven on a horizontal treadle loom.
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The treadle pad is built into the cabinet's base right at the user's feet.
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Like a pathetic machine, she Yo-Yos pelvically if a spectator peddles the foot treadle.
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- Pedal: a lever that is operated with the foot
- Tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
- Operate (machinery) by a treadle
- A treadle [from OE tredan = to tread] is a part of a machine which is operated by the foot to produce reciprocating or rotary motion in a machine such as a weaving loom (reciprocating) or grinder (rotary). Treadles can also be used to power water pumps (treadle pump)
- In railway signalling, a treadle is a mechanical or electrical device that detects that a train axle has passed a particular location. ...
- A pressure-sensitive device inserted in the pavement designed for directional counting of vehicle axles passing over them. ...
