noun Etymology: from the playing of the lowest notes on the organ by means of pedals Date: circa 1828 pedal point , one of the lowest tones that can be sounded on a brass instrument being an octave below the normal usable range and representing the fundamental of the harmonic series
PEDAL-NOTE
Meaning of PEDAL-NOTE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012