Accelerator

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Noun

Singular Accelerator

Plural {{{1}}}

Accelerator ({{{1}}}) Often used adjectivally

1. One who, or that which, accelerates.
2. A device for causing acceleration.
3. A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
4. accelerator pedal.

Synonyms

• gas pedal (American for accelator 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

Bulgarian: ускорител bg(bg) German: Beschleuniger de(de) m.

Macedonian: забрзувач mk(mk) (zab'rzuvač) m.

a device for causing acceleration

Bulgarian: ускорител bg(bg) Dutch: versneller nl(nl) m. German: Beschleuniger de(de) m. Interlingua: accelerator

Macedonian: забрзувач mk(mk) (zab'rzuvač) m. Portuguese: acelerador pt(pt) Swedish: accelerator sv(sv) c.

a substance which speeds up chemical reactions

Bulgarian: катализатор bg(bg) Dutch: katalysator nl(nl) m. Finnish: katalyytti fi(fi)

German: Beschleuniger de(de) m., Katalysator de(de) m. Macedonian: катализатор mk(mk) (katalizátor) m. Swedish: accelerator sv(sv) c.

accelerator pedal

Bulgarian: педал за газта bg(bg) Dutch: gaspedaal nl(nl) n. Finnish: kaasupoljin fi(fi) French: accélérateur fr(fr) m. German: Gaspedal de(de) n. Hungarian: gázpedál hu(hu)

Italian: acceleratore it(it) Macedonian: педал за гас mk(mk) (pédal za gas) m. Norwegian: gasspedal no(no) Spanish: acelerador m. ; (colloquial) chala f. (Chile), chancla f. (Costa Rica), chancleta f. (Colombia), chola f. (Venezuela) Swedish: gaspedal sv(sv) c.

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Swedish

Noun

Inflection for Accelerator	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
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Possessive form

Accelerator c.

1. (chemistry) accelerator; a substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
2. (physics) accelerator; a device which accelerates different kinds of particles to large velocities

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