accelerator


Definition: Meaning of, accelerator in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əkˈsɛləreɪtə /

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accelerator accelerators
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  1. the part of a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to make it go faster [=  gas pedal American English]
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  2. technical a large machine used to make extremely small pieces of MATTER 1 ( 3) move at extremely high speeds
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accelerator used in phrases

  • Cockcroft and Walton accelerator (noun)
    1. a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
  • Cockcroft-Walton accelerator (noun)
    1. a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
  • accelerator factor (noun)
    1. a coagulation factor
  • accelerator pedal (noun)
    1. a pedal that controls the throttle valve
  • charge-exchange accelerator (noun)
    1. an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange
  • electron accelerator (noun)
    1. collider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positrons
  • induction accelerator (noun)
    1. accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
  • linear accelerator (noun)
    1. ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
  • microwave linear accelerator (noun)
    1. linear accelerator that uses microwaves
  • particle accelerator (noun)
    1. a machine used in scientific studies which makes the very small pieces of matter that atoms are made of move at high speeds
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