accelerator
pronunciation
How to pronounce accelerator in British English:
UK [əkˈseləreɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce accelerator in American English:
US [ækˈsɛləˌretɚ]
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- Noun:
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
Word Origin
- accelerator (n.)
- 1610s, from Latin accelerator, agent noun from accelerare (see accelerate). Motor vehicle sense is from 1900.
Example
- 1. Brookhaven national laboratory fixed their particle accelerator with it .
- 2. This suggests that he would keep his foot on the policy accelerator even if employment indicators start to ameliorate .
- 3. Energy is serving as the accelerator of ties .
- 4. Now let us move to where the crisis has been far more an accelerator .
- 5. He became only the second accelerator engineer to be recognised by the swedish academy .