ALL meanings of accelerator
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A a - countable noun accelerator The accelerator in a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster. 3
- noun accelerator a device for increasing speed, esp a pedal for controlling the fuel intake in a motor vehicle; throttle 3
- noun accelerator a machine for increasing the kinetic energy of subatomic particles or atomic nuclei and focusing them on a target 3
- noun accelerator a substance that increases the speed of a chemical reaction, esp one that increases the rate of vulcanization of rubber, the rate of development in photography, the rate of setting of synthetic resins, or the rate of setting of concrete; catalyst 3
- noun accelerator (in an economy) the relationship between the rate of change in output or sales and the consequent change in the level of investment 3
- noun accelerator a muscle or nerve that increases the rate of a function 3
- noun accelerator a person or thing that accelerates or increases the speed of something 3
- noun accelerator a device, such as the foot throttle of an automobile, for increasing the speed of a machine 3
- noun accelerator a nerve or muscle that speeds up a body function 3
- noun accelerator a substance that speeds up a reaction 3
- noun accelerator a betatron, cyclotron, synchrotron, linear accelerator, or similar apparatus that accelerates charged particles to high energies: accelerators are used for experimental purposes 3
- noun accelerator a chemical that speeds up developing 3
- noun accelerator The accelerator in a vehicle is the pedal that controls the flow of gasoline to the engine, which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster. 3
- noun Definition of accelerator in Technology (hardware) Additional hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal CPU. Examples include graphics accelerators and floating-point accelerators. 1
- noun accelerator a person or thing that accelerates. 1
- noun accelerator Automotive. a device, usually operated by the foot, for controlling the speed of an engine. 1
- noun accelerator British. any two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle, as a motorcycle or motor scooter. 1
- noun accelerator Photography. a chemical, usually an alkali, added to a developer to increase the rate of development. 1
- noun accelerator Also called accelerant. Chemistry. any substance that increases the speed of a chemical change, as one that increases the rate of vulcanization of rubber or that hastens the setting of concrete, mortar, plaster, or the like. 1
- noun accelerator Anatomy, Physiology. any muscle, nerve, or activating substance that quickens a movement. 1
- noun accelerator Also called atom smasher, particle accelerator. Physics. an electrostatic or electromagnetic device, as a cyclotron, that produces high-energy particles and focuses them on a target. 1
- noun accelerator Economics. acceleration coefficient. 1
- noun accelerator Something that brings about acceleration, in particular. 1
- noun accelerator vehicle's speed-control pedal 1
- noun accelerator One who, or that which, accelerates. 0
- noun accelerator A device for causing acceleration. 0
- noun accelerator (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions. 0
- noun accelerator (vehicles) An accelerator pedal. 0
- noun accelerator (photography) A chemical that reduces development time. 0
- noun accelerator (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles. 0
- noun accelerator (physiology, medicine) A muscle or nerve that speed the performance of an action. 0
- noun accelerator (computing) accelerator key. 0