accelerator🔊

One who, or that which, accelerates.

A device for causing acceleration.

(chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.

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

(photography) A chemical that reduces development time.

(physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.

(medical) A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.

(computing) An accelerator key.

(computing) A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.

(historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.

(business) A mentoring program for startup companies.