accelerator

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gas throttle atom smasher particle accelerator gas pedal gun catalyst accelerator pedal fender collider CPU piston forwarder contact transmission

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Antonyms

reducer brake inhibitor halter stopper delayer

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Hypernyms

pedal activator treadle valve scientific instrument foot pedal

Hyponyms

collider enzyme cyclotron betatron linac biocatalyst

Phrases with the word

atomic accelerator successfully launched a particle accelerator step on the accelerator superconducting accelerator Van de Graaff accelerator accelerator explosion

Anagrams

retrocaecal

Examples

he stepped on the gas Source: Internet

According to the RAC: 'Gears are invariably automatic, while regenerative brakes slow the car when you lift off the accelerator to top-up the batteries. Source: Internet

A choke unloader is a linkage arrangement that forces the choke open against its spring when the vehicle's accelerator is moved to the end of its travel. Source: Internet

A hypervelocity railgun works very much like a particle accelerator insofar as it converts electrical potential energy into kinetic energy imparted to the projectile. Source: Internet

Australia must "keep the foot on the digital accelerator", Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Source: Internet

An accelerator pedal kickdown switch provided faster passing when needed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

accelerationist accelerative acceleratively accelerator card accelerator effect accelerator explosion