accelerator

10 definitions • 7 examples

the pedal (= a part that you push with your foot) in a vehicle that makes it go faster

in physics, a machine that makes particles (= small pieces of matter) move very fast

a company or plan that helps new companies or organizations to grow quickly and become successful:

Start-up accelerators have become increasingly popular elements of the regional growth infrastructure.

Accelerator programmes are a relatively new way of supporting start-ups.

a substance that is added to other substances to speed up a chemical reaction

a device used to accelerate very small pieces of nuclear material for scientific experiments

a pedal (= part worked with the foot) in a car that makes the car go faster when pressed

something that makes a process happen or makes something progress more quickly:

Good companies use technology as an accelerator of momentum.

In the postwar period, governments saw co-operatives as an economic accelerator.

Accelerators offer you a way to pay off your mortgage sooner by increasing the number or amount of payments.

the principle that investment increases as demand increases, but by greater amounts

to make something happen or progress more quickly:

This company needs someone who can put their foot on the accelerator with our excellent new products.

to make something happen or progress more slowly:

Insurers are taking their foot off the accelerator in anticipation of a softer market.