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accelerator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ (US)
• /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ (US)
• /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English accelerator * First attested in 1611. * (motor vehicle): First attested in 1900. * accelerate + -or

Meanings

1. One who, or that which, accelerates.
   • The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.
2. A device for causing acceleration.
3. A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
4. A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
   • As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.
5. A chemical that reduces development time.
6. A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
7. A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
8. An accelerator key.
   • If they had allowed single-character accelerators, Windows wouldn't be able to determine whether the character was input or a shortcut. 2002, Davis Howard Chapman, Sams Teach Yourself Visual C++ .NET in 21 Days, page 187:
9. A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.
10. (historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
11. A mentoring program for startup companies.
    • In the nineties, before the accelerator era, startups were usually launched by mid-career engineers or repeat entrepreneurs, who sought millions in venture capital and then labored in secret on something complicated that took years to launch. 2016 October 3, Tad Friend, “Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny”, in The New Yorker:

Forms

Deriveds

accelerator pedal · hit the accelerator · nerves that speed up a bodily function · laser-plasma accelerator · preaccelerator · plasma accelerator · a device that speeds up computer processing (computers) · other element · accelerator effect · particle accelerator · a key which a user can press to activate a menu (computers) · plasma wakefield accelerator · accelerator mass spectrometry · a pedal used to control a vehicle's speed · accelerator key · antiaccelerator · cardioaccelerator · accelerator nerves · accelerator card

Synonyms

gas pedal · go pedal · atom smasher · throttle · particle accelerator · gas

Translations (129)

pt acelerador (accelerator pedal) · id katalisator (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · sl pospeševalnik (device for causing acceleration) · mk катализа́тор (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · es acelerador (accelerator pedal) · cs urychlovač (device for causing acceleration) · da katalysator (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · de Katalysator (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · bg катализа́тор (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · uk приско́рювач (one who, or that which, accelerates) · es accelerador (one who, or that which, accelerates) · de Beschleuniger (physics: device that accelerates charged particles — see also particle accelerator) · pt acelerador (photography: chemical that reduces development time) · hy արագացուցիչ (device for causing acceleration) · ms pencepat (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · hy կատալիզատոր (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · nn akselerator (program for startup companies) · pt acelerador (one who, or that which, accelerates) · eo akcelilo (device for causing acceleration) · ms pemecut (device for causing acceleration) · sv gaspedal (accelerator pedal) · da speeder (accelerator pedal) · es aceleradora de startups (program for startup companies) · ar مُعَجِّل (device for causing acceleration) · nb akselerator (device for causing acceleration) · nn akselerator (device for causing acceleration) · es chancla (accelerator pedal) · hy արագարար (accelerator pedal) · sv accelerator (device for causing acceleration) · fi kiihdytin (physics: device that accelerates charged particles — see also particle accelerator) · cmn 油門 /油门 (accelerator pedal) · fr accélérateur (program for startup companies) · hy արագացուցիչ (one who, or that which, accelerates) · es chola (accelerator pedal) · ro accelerator (accelerator pedal) · ca accelerador (device for causing acceleration) · ro accelerator (one who, or that which, accelerates) · es aceleradora de semillas (program for startup companies) · uk приско́рювач (device for causing acceleration) · ru акселера́тор (accelerator pedal) · fi kiihdytin (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · ru катализа́тор (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · fo spitari (accelerator pedal) · de Gaspedal (accelerator pedal) · ru ускори́тель (one who, or that which, accelerates) · de Accelerator (program for startup companies) · ms pemecut (one who, or that which, accelerates) · id pedal pemacu (accelerator pedal) · ar دَوَّاسَةُ الوَقُود (accelerator pedal) · sv accelerator (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · es acelerador (device for causing acceleration) · nb akselerator (one who, or that which, accelerates) · mk забрзувач (one who, or that which, accelerates) · es chala (accelerator pedal) · es chancleta (accelerator pedal) · es accelerador (device for causing acceleration) · be паскара́льнік (device for causing acceleration) · fa شتابگر (one who, or that which, accelerates) · ms injak pemecut (accelerator pedal) · es accelerator (device for causing acceleration) · sw kichapuzi (device for causing acceleration) · ru ускори́тель (device for causing acceleration) · fr accélérateur (accelerator pedal) · da accelerator (one who, or that which, accelerates) · nl katalysator (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · da accelerator (device for causing acceleration) · fi kiihdyttäjä (one who, or that which, accelerates) · fr champignon (accelerator pedal) · pl akcelerator (accelerator pedal) · nn akselerator (one who, or that which, accelerates) · pdt gaussläpel (accelerator pedal) · hy գազ (accelerator pedal) · hy աքսելերատոր (accelerator pedal) · ro pedală de accelerare (accelerator pedal) · pl akcelerator (device for causing acceleration) · tl silinyador (accelerator pedal) · cmn 種子加速器 /种子加速器 (program for startup companies) · es accelerator (one who, or that which, accelerates) · ru ускори́тель (physics: device that accelerates charged particles — see also particle accelerator) · fi katalyytti (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · ro repezitor (one who, or that which, accelerates) · sk urýchľovač (device for causing acceleration) · ru газ (accelerator pedal) · fr accélérateur (device for causing acceleration) · nl gaspedaal (accelerator pedal) · cmn 加速器 (physics: device that accelerates charged particles — see also particle accelerator) · sv accelerator (one who, or that which, accelerates) · tl pandarasig (device for causing acceleration) · it acceleratore (accelerator pedal) · nb gasspedal (accelerator pedal) · de Beschleuniger (one who, or that which, accelerates) · ia accelerator (device for causing acceleration) · kk үдеткіш (device for causing acceleration) · pt acelerador (device for causing acceleration) · cmn 推进器 (device for causing acceleration) · de Beschleuniger (device for causing acceleration) · be паскара́льнік (one who, or that which, accelerates) · cmn 催化剂 (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · bg ускори́тел (device for causing acceleration) · fi kiihdyttämö (program for startup companies) · de Beschleuniger (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · nb akselerator (program for startup companies) · id pedal gas (accelerator pedal) · id pedal pemercepat (accelerator pedal) · nn gasspedal (accelerator pedal) · ar مُسَرِّع (one who, or that which, accelerates) · bg ускори́тел (one who, or that which, accelerates) · es acelerador (one who, or that which, accelerates) · ca accelerador (one who, or that which, accelerates) · pal 𐭠𐭱𐭲𐭠𐭯𐭢𐭥 (one who, or that which, accelerates) · fi kiihdytin (device for causing acceleration) · hi त्वरक (device for causing acceleration) · hu gázpedál (accelerator pedal) · id katalis (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) · mk забрзувач (device for causing acceleration) · mk педал за гас (accelerator pedal) · fi kaasupoljin (accelerator pedal) · fr accélérateur (one who, or that which, accelerates) · nl versneller (device for causing acceleration) · bg педа́л за газта́ (accelerator pedal) · da gaspedal (accelerator pedal) · fi kiihdytin (historical: light van) · eo akcelilo (accelerator pedal) · ja アクセル (accelerator pedal) · ro iuțitor (one who, or that which, accelerates) · tl pandarasig (one who, or that which, accelerates) · ro accelerator (device for causing acceleration) · ru педа́ль га́за (accelerator pedal) · is bensíngjöf (accelerator pedal)