| NOUN | artifact | accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun | a pedal that controls the throttle valve |
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| artifact | accelerator, throttle, throttle valve | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | |
| substance | accelerator, catalyst | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | |
| artifact | accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smasher | a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles |
| Sounds | aekseh'lerey.ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A pedal that controls the throttle valve. | |
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| Synonyms | accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun | |
| Part of | airplane, aeroplane, plane | An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
| car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | A motor vehicle with four wheels | |
| Broader | pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever | A lever that is operated with the foot |
| Spanish | acelerador, chala, chancla, chancleta, chola, gas | |
| Catalan | accelerador, gas | |
| Verbs | accelerate | cause to move faster |
| Meaning | A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine. | |
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| Synonyms | throttle, throttle valve | |
| Part of | fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
| Broader | valve | Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
| Spanish | acelerador, estrangulador, válvula reguladora | |
| Catalan | papallona, vàlvula reguladora | |
| Verbs | accelerate | cause to move faster |
| Meaning | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected. | |
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| Synonym | catalyst | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | biocatalyst | A biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme |
| enzyme | Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | |
| platinum black | A fine black powder of platinum | |
| Broader | activator | (biology) any agency bringing about activation |
| Opposite | anticatalyst | (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst |
| Spanish | acelerador, catalizador | |
| Catalan | catalitzador | |
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