accelerator
noun
ac·cel·er·a·tor
ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-tər 
ak-
plural accelerators
: one that accelerates: such as
a
: a muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action
b
: a device (such as a gas pedal) for increasing the speed of a motor vehicle engine
c
: a substance that speeds a chemical reaction
d
: an apparatus for imparting high velocities to charged particles (such as electrons)
e
: an item of computer hardware that increases the speed at which a program or function operates
a graphics accelerator
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Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Add an Accelerator Compost starters and accelerators can be added to new or established compost piles to jumpstart composting and help compost break down faster and in a less-smelly way.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
This would give the card 64 compute units, 4,096 stream processors, and 128 AI accelerators.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Combined, their work has helped define Eintracht as one of the best accelerators of talent in the world.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Add an Accelerator Compost starters and accelerators can be added to new or established compost piles to jumpstart composting and help compost break down faster and in a less-smelly way.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
This would give the card 64 compute units, 4,096 stream processors, and 128 AI accelerators.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Combined, their work has helped define Eintracht as one of the best accelerators of talent in the world.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for accelerator
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“Accelerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerator. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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accelerator
noun
ac·cel·er·a·tor
ik-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt-ər
ak-
1
: one that accelerates
2
: a device (as a pedal) in a motor vehicle used to control the speed of the motor
3
: a device that is used to give high velocities to charged particles (as electrons and protons)
Medical Definition
accelerator
noun
ac·cel·er·a·tor
ik-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt-ər, ak-
: one that accelerates: as
a
: a muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action
a cardiac accelerator
b
: a substance that speeds a chemical reaction
c
: an apparatus for imparting high velocities to charged particles (as electrons)
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