Word Type

Noun

The word "accelerator" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

vehicle

Derived Terms

a device that speeds up computer processing a key which a user can press to activate a menu a pedal used to control a vehicle's speed accelerator card accelerator effect accelerator key accelerator mass spectrometry accelerator nerves accelerator pedal antiaccelerator cardioaccelerator hit the accelerator laser-plasma accelerator nerves that speed up a bodily function other element particle accelerator plasma accelerator plasma wakefield accelerator preaccelerator

Derived From

accelerate

Context

chemistry computing historical medical photography physics physiology vehicle

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activator foot lever foot pedal pedal scientific instrument treadle valve

Type Of (IsA)

pedal scientific instrument valve

Part Of

airplane car fuel system

Related Terms

accelerate acceleration accelerator key chemical development device driver mail muscle nerve particles pedal post office railway station speed subatomic van

Synonym Network

atom smasher catalyst go pedal particle accelerator

Used For

accelerate speed

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.