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Meaning of accelerator

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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