- accelerator
- accelerator (n.) 1610s, from L. accelerator, agent noun from accelerare (see ACCELERATE (Cf. accelerate)). Motor vehicle sense is from 1900.
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accelerator — ► NOUN 1) a foot pedal which controls the speed of a vehicle s engine. 2) Physics an apparatus for accelerating charged particles to high velocities. 3) a substance that speeds up a chemical process … English terms dictionary
accelerator — /ak sel euh ray teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that accelerates. 2. Auto. a device, usually operated by the foot, for controlling the speed of an engine. 3. Brit. any two or three wheeled motor vehicle, as a motorcycle or motor scooter. 4.… … Universalium
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