The pedal disc (also known as a basal plate) is the surface opposite to the mouth of the sea anemone. It serves to attach the anemone to the substrate...

beneath it by an adhesive foot, called a basal or pedal disc, with a column-shaped body topped by an oral disc. Most are from 1 to 5 cm (0.4 to 2.0 in) in diameter...

to oral) end is attached to the substrate by means of a disc-like holdfast called a pedal disc, while in colonies of polyps it is connected to other polyps...

A wah-wah pedal, or simply wah pedal, is a type of effects pedal designed for electric guitar that alters the timbre of the input signal to create a distinctive...

A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs...

oral disc, with a central mouth; a whorl of tentacles surrounds the mouth. In solitary individuals, the base of the polyp is the foot or pedal disc, which...

mechanism in the neck. When the player presses a pedal, small discs at the top of the harp rotate. The discs are studded with two pegs that pinch the string...

not attached to the bottom; instead, they have a gas chamber within the pedal disc, allowing them to float upside down near the surface of the water. Order...

A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels...

An effects unit, effects processor, or effects pedal is an electronic device that alters the sound of a musical instrument or other audio source through...

process of pedal laceration in which a genetically identical individual is asexually produced from tissue broken off from the anemone's pedal disc. In plants...

Morley Pedals is the name of a guitar effects pedal company, famous for manufacturing wah-wah pedals and other treadle type effects for guitar. Morley...

vibraphone also has a sustain pedal similar to a piano. When the pedal is up, the bars produce a muted sound; when the pedal is down, the bars sustain for...

selection, and disc "warp" Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Common Brake Facts to calculate Pedal Ratio, Disc/Drum or Disc/Disc configurations...

radially across the oral disc and further white lines occur on the column and pedal disc. The lower part of the column and pedal disc are occasionally blue...

pull-type clutch, pressing the pedal pulls the release bearing to disengage the clutch. In a push-type clutch, pressing the pedal pushes the release bearing...

to survival. The planula larva will settle on the benthos, develop a pedal disc, and then, eventually grow into a fully developed anemone. A giant Caribbean...

body is composed of a pedal disc with which Aiptasia attaches to the substrate, a smooth and elongated body column and an oral disc which bears the mouth...

than both the oral and pedal discs. The margin often overhangs the pedal disc. The colors of these organisms vary, with the oral disc ectoderm typically appearing...

shifting with other brands of disc brakes. Shimano in 1990 introduced the Shimano Pedaling Dynamics (SPD) range of clipless pedals and matching shoes, designed...

"powerful" brake. Pedal feel – Brake pedal feel encompasses subjective perception of brake power output as a function of pedal travel. Pedal travel is influenced...

a mechanism for the rider to apply the brakes, such as brake levers or pedals; a mechanism for transmitting that signal, such as Bowden cables, hydraulic...

ocean's surface, similar to Porpita, but using a bubble float on the pedal disc. By-the-wind sailor Velella velella washed ashore on sand By-the-wind...

a disc brake has no self-servo effect—the braking force is always proportional to the pressure applied on the braking pedal lever. However many disc brake...

faces the upwelling current. Its pedal disc is small, and its tentacles are short compared to the large, concave oral disc, which is funnel or mushroom-shaped...

of a simple disc brake. U.S. Army training film: Hydraulic Brake Operations (circa 1983) In a hydraulic brake system, when the brake pedal is pressed,...

and the pedal disc becomes detached. The crab then picks up the anemone and holds it against the shell in which it is living. Both the pedal disc and the...

stratum spongiosum and the boundary layer The base of a plant's bulb The pedal disc, in anatomy of the sea anemone, the surface opposite to the mouth The...

handle located near the steering column, or a foot-operated pedal located with the other pedals. In manual transmission vehicles, the parking brake is engaged...

centimetres. The column is elongated when expanded; it has a fairly small pedal disc and is thicker at the distal (upper) end. The tentacles are colourless...