accelerator

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/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + ACCELERATOR

depress, hit, press, put your foot (down) on, step on

When the light turned green, he stepped on the accelerator and shot forward.

take your foot off

ACCELERATOR + NOUN

pedal

Definitions

noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.

A device for causing acceleration.

A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.

A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.

As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.

A chemical that reduces development time.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

throttle

noun — a pedal that controls the throttle valve

noun — (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chem

catalyst

Antonyms

anticatalyst

Idioms & Phrases

hit the accelerator

Synonym of hit the gas.

If Frey is right about the technology trap then this may also imply that China could leap ahead in the AI arms race. Sensitive to voter interests, western democracies may yet touch

Example Bank

The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.

Wiktionary

As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.

Wiktionary

If they had allowed single-character accelerators, Windows wouldn't be able to determine whether the character was input or a shortcut.

Wiktionary

Have you ever got in your car after a long absence and got the brake mixed up with the accelerator?

Tatoeba · #53394

I stepped on the accelerator carefully.

Tatoeba · #259458

I stepped carefully on the accelerator.

Tatoeba · #756112

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