Accelerator

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accelerator \Ac*cel"er*a`tor\, n.
     One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as,
     accelerator nerves.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  accelerator
       n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
            gas" [syn: {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {throttle},
             {gun}]
       2: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
          [syn: {throttle}, {throttle valve}]
       3: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a
          chemical reaction without itself being affected [syn: {catalyst}]
          [ant: {anticatalyst}]
       4: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of
          charged particles [syn: {particle accelerator}, {atom
          smasher}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "accelerator":
     PCV valve, alternator, ammeter, atom smasher, atomic accelerator,
     atomic cannon, bearings, bonnet, boot, brake, bucket seat, bumper,
     camshaft, carburetor, chassis, choke, clutch, connecting rod,
     convertible top, cowl, crank, crankcase, crankshaft, cutout,
     cylinder, cylinder head, dash, dashboard, differential,
     distributor, exhaust, exhaust pipe, fan, fender, flywheel, gear,
     gearbox, gearshift, generator, headlight, headrest, hood, horn,
     ignition, intake, manifold, muffler, parking light,
     particle accelerator, piston, power brakes, power steering,
     radiator, rear-view mirror, seat belt, shock absorber, spark plug,
     speedometer, springs, starter, steering wheel, top, transmission,
     universal, valve, windscreen, windshield
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  accelerator
       
           Additional hardware to perform some function faster
          than is possible in software running on the normal {CPU}.
          Examples include {graphics accelerator}s and {floating-point
          accelerator}s.
       
          (1994-11-08)