Search Result:accelerator
KK Pronunciation
〔 -tZ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 -tә 〕
Overview of noun accelerator
The noun accelerator has 4 senses
- accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun -- (a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas")
- accelerator, throttle, throttle valve -- (a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine)
- catalyst, accelerator -- ((chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected)
- accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smasher -- (a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles)