Associations to the word «Accelerator»

Wiktionary

ACCELERATOR, noun. One who, or that which, accelerates.
ACCELERATOR, noun. A device for causing acceleration.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (vehicle) An accelerator pedal.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (physiology) (medical) A muscle or nerve that speed the performance of an action.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (computing) accelerator key
ACCELERATOR KEY, noun. (computing) A keyboard shortcut.
ACCELERATOR KEYS, noun. Plural of accelerator key
ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY, noun. (physics) A form of mass spectrometry in which ions are accelerated to extraordinarily high kinetic energies before mass analysis.

Dictionary definition

ACCELERATOR, noun. A pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas".
ACCELERATOR, noun. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine.
ACCELERATOR, noun. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
ACCELERATOR, noun. A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats