| n. | 1. | One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; |
| Noun | 1. | accelerator - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" |
| 2. | accelerator - a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine Synonyms: throttle, throttle valve | |
| 3. | accelerator - (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected Synonyms: catalyst | |
| 4. | accelerator - a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles Synonyms: atom smasher, particle accelerator |
| (hardware) | accelerator - Additional hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal CPU. Examples include graphics accelerators and floating-point accelerators. |
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