Dictionary Definition
accelerator
Noun
1 a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he
stepped on the gas" [syn: accelerator
pedal, gas pedal,
gas, throttle, gun]
2 a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to
the engine [syn: throttle, throttle
valve]
3 (chemistry) a substance that initiates or
accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected [syn:
catalyst] [ant:
anticatalyst]
4 a scientific instrument that increases the
kinetic energy of charged particles [syn: particle
accelerator, atom
smasher]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
Often used adjectivally- One who, or that which, accelerates.
- A device for causing acceleration.
- A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
- accelerator pedal.
Derived terms
- accelerator pedal, (automotive): a pedal used to control the vehicle's speed
- accelerator nerves, (physiology): - nerve that speeds a bodily function
- accelerator card, (computers): a device that speeds up computer processing
- particle accelerator
Translations
one who, or that which, accelerates
- German: Beschleuniger
a device for causing acceleration
- German: Beschleuniger
- Swedish: accelerator
a substance which speeds up chemical reactions
- Finnish: katalyytti
- German: Beschleuniger, Katalysator
- Swedish: accelerator
accelerator pedal
- ttbc Dutch: versneller (1,2,3)
- ttbc Interlingua: accelerator
- ttbc Portuguese: acelerador
Swedish
Non
- In the context of "lang=sv|chemistry": accelerator; a substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
- In the context of "lang=sv|physics": accelerator; a device which accelerates different kinds of particles to large velocities
Extensive Definition
Accelerator may mean:
- Accelerator (car) (also gas pedal), that controls the engine speed of an automobile
- accelerator (chemistry), a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
- Accelerator (computing) to speed a function in computer hardware
- Accelerator (library), a data parallel library being developed by Microsoft Research that allows data parallel programs to be written that runs on the GPU
- Accelerator, an album by the Future Sound of London.
- Accelerator, an album by Bjørn Lynne
- Accelerator, an album by Royal Trux
- Accelerator effect, the economic stimulus to private fixed investment that occurs due to growth in aggregate demand
- Particle accelerator, a device which uses electric and/or magnetic fields to propel electrically charged particles to high speeds
- Accelerator Coaster, a roller-coaster that uses hydrolic acceleration
- Accelerator (song), a song by The O.A.O.T.'s in their album, Typical. This song appears in Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
- Accelerator (film)(2000), a film by director Vinny Murphy.
accelerator in French: Accélérateur
accelerator in Galician: Acelerador
accelerator in Italian: Acceleratore
accelerator in Polish: Akcelerator
accelerator in Romanian: Accelerator
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
PCV valve, alternator, ammeter, atom smasher, atomic
accelerator, atomic cannon, bearings, bonnet, boot, brake, bucket seat, bumper, camshaft, carburetor, chassis, choke, clutch, connecting rod,
convertible top, cowl,
crank, crankcase, crankshaft, cutout, cylinder, cylinder head,
dash, dashboard, differential, distributor, exhaust, exhaust pipe, fan, fender, flywheel, gear, gearbox, gearshift, generator, headlight, headrest, hood, horn, ignition, intake, manifold, muffler, parking light, particle
accelerator, piston,
power brakes, power steering, radiator, rear-view mirror,
seat belt, shock absorber, spark plug, speedometer, springs, starter, steering wheel,
top, transmission, universal, valve, windscreen, windshield