accelerator
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt.ɚ/, /ɪk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt.ɚ/
accelerator (plural accelerators)
- One who, or that which, accelerates.
- A device for causing acceleration.
- (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
- (vehicle) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
- (photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
- (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles.
- (physiology, medical) A muscle or nerve that speed the performance of an action.
- (computing) An accelerator key.
- (historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
- (North America) gas pedal, gas
- throttle
- go pedal
- particle accelerator
- atom smasher
- French: accélérateur
- German: Beschleuniger
- Portuguese: acelerador
- Russian: ускори́тель
- Spanish: acelerador
- French: accélérateur
- German: Beschleuniger
- Portuguese: acelerador
- Russian: ускори́тель
- Spanish: acelerador
- German: Beschleuniger, Katalysator
- Russian: катализа́тор
- French: accélérateur, champignon (colloquial)
- German: Gaspedal
- Italian: acceleratore
- Portuguese: acelerador
- Russian: педа́ль га́за
- Spanish: acelerador, (colloquial) chala, chancla (Costa Rica), chancleta (Colombia), chola (Venezuela)
- Portuguese: acelerador
- Russian: ускори́тель
- French: accélérateur
- Spanish: aceleradora de startups, aceleradora de semillas
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