Accelerator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pedal that controls the throttle valve

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌeɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒŋk/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌeɪdz/.

Examples

he stepped on the gas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atom smasher accelerator pedal throttle particle accelerator gas pedal gas catalyst gun throttle valve

Antonyms

anticatalyst

Parts of Speech

noun	a pedal that controls the throttle valve “he stepped on the gas”
noun	a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
noun	(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
noun	a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

Word Forms

accelerate	verb	cause to move faster
throttle	verb	reduce the air supply
catalyze	verb	change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschleuniger

ein Pedal, das die Drosselklappe steuert

🇫🇷French

accélérateur

une pédale qui contrôle le papillon des gaz

🇪🇸Spanish

acelerador

un pedal que controla la válvula del acelerador

🇮🇹Italian

acceleratore

un pedale che controlla la valvola a farfalla

🇳🇱Dutch

gaspedaal

een pedaal dat de gasklep bedient

🇵🇹Portuguese

acelerador

um pedal que controla a válvula do acelerador

🇷🇺Russian

ускоритель

педаль, которая управляет дроссельной заслонкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

त्वरक

एक पेडल जो थ्रॉटल वाल्व को नियंत्रित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

এক্সিলারেটর

একটি প্যাডেল যা থ্রোটল ভালভ নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

முடுக்கி

த்ரோட்டில் வால்வைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் ஒரு மிதி

🇮🇳Telugu

యాక్సిలరేటర్

థొరెటల్ వాల్వ్‌ను నియంత్రించే పెడల్

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवेगक

एक पेडल जे थ्रॉटल वाल्व नियंत्रित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રવેગક

પેડલ જે થ્રોટલ વાલ્વને નિયંત્રિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇಗವರ್ಧಕ

ಥ್ರೊಟಲ್ ಕವಾಟವನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ ಪೆಡಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്സിലറേറ്റർ

ത്രോട്ടിൽ വാൽവിനെ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പെഡൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਕਸਲੇਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪੈਡਲ ਜੋ ਥ੍ਰੋਟਲ ਵਾਲਵ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایکسلریٹر

ایک پیڈل جو تھروٹل والو کو کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加速器

控制节气门的踏板

🇯🇵Japanese

アクセル

スロットルバルブを制御するペダル

🇰🇷Korean

촉진 신경

스로틀 밸브를 제어하는 페달

🇻🇳Vietnamese

máy gia tốc

một bàn đạp điều khiển van tiết lưu

🇹🇭Thai

คันเร่ง

แป้นเหยียบที่ควบคุมวาล์วปีกผีเสื้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

akselerator

pedal yang mengontrol katup throttle

🇲🇾Malay

pemecut

pedal yang mengawal injap pendikit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسرع

دواسة تتحكم في صمام الخانق

🇮🇷Persian

شتاب دهنده

پدالی که دریچه گاز را کنترل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

hızlandırıcı

gaz kelebeği valfini kontrol eden bir pedal

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵאִיץ

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The primary meaning of 'accelerator' is 'a pedal that controls the throttle valve'.

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