English

Noun

accelerator ‎(plural accelerators)

1. One who, or that which, accelerates.
2. A device for causing acceleration.
3. (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
4. (vehicles) An accelerator pedal.
5. (photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
6. (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles.
7. (physiology, medicine) A muscle or nerve that speed the performance of an action.
8. (computing) accelerator key
   • 2002, Davis Howard Chapman, Sams Teach Yourself Visual C++ .NET in 21 Days (page 187)

     If they had allowed single-character accelerators, Windows wouldn't be able to determine whether the character was input or a shortcut.

Synonyms

• (accelerator pedal, US): gas pedal, gas
• (accelerates subatomic particles): particle accelerator, atom smasher

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

accelerātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of accelerō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of accelerō

Swedish

Noun

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

Declension