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How to pronounce accelerator in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms catalyst
Type of activator
Has types enzyme, biocatalyst, platinum black
Type Words
Synonyms accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle
Type of treadle, pedal, foot pedal, foot lever
Derivation accelerate
Type Words
Synonyms atom smasher, particle accelerator
Type of scientific instrument
Has types cockcroft and walton accelerator, cockcroft and walton voltage multiplier, collider, cyclotron, linear accelerator, charge-exchange accelerator, betatron, induction accelerator, linac, cockcroft-walton voltage multiplier, cockcroft-walton accelerator
Type Words
Synonyms throttle, throttle valve
Type of valve
Derivation accelerate

Examples of accelerator

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Koonmen said when the driver fell asleep, his foot jammed the accelerator pedal.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The hefty response to the accelerator was always impressive, even when laden up.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
Using the 100 meter long GSI accelerator, they fired zinc ions onto a lead foil.
From the sciencedaily.com
Louisville's Jerry Smith was a defensive roadblock and an offensive accelerator.
From the post-gazette.com
One thing I've consistently heard is that NYC needs its own startup accelerator.
From the avc.com
Cheaper, too, than building a particle accelerator the size of the solar system.
From the economist.com
Both China and India won't relent by taking the foot off the global accelerator.
From the economist.com
Once the linear accelerator is activated, electrons are accelerated down a tube.
From the sciencedaily.com
Visitors will also learn why physicists have built a giant particle accelerator.
From the scienceblogs.com
More examples
  • A pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
  • A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
  • Catalyst: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  • A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
  • A throttle is the mechanism by which the flow of a fluid is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases (i.e., by the use of a throttle), but usually decreased. ...
  • Accelerators are a form of selection-based search which allow a user to invoke an online service from any other page using only the mouse introduced by Microsoft in Internet Explorer 8. ...
  • Accelerator is a data parallel library being developed by Microsoft Research. It allows data parallel programs to be written that runs on the GPU. It utilizes the DirectX runtime and shader programs to communicate with the GPU. The public API of the library is exposed using managed code
  • Accelerator is the seventh studio album by Royal Trux. It was released in 1998.
  • The Accelerator is a collection of development solutions for IBM i and Windows platforms using LANSA, and/or Microsoft .Net technologies provided by Surround Technologies(http://www.surroundtech.com). ...