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   accelerator

   /əkˈsɛləreɪtə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that causes something to happen or develop more quickly: "the country has been the main accelerator of global growth for a decade"
   • ▪ a venture or scheme that promotes and aids the rapid growth of selected new small businesses: "an accelerator for start-up technology companies in Buenos Aires"
   • 2. a device, typically a foot pedal, which controls the speed of a vehicle's engine: "he pressed the accelerator to the floor and the taxi shot forward"
   • 3. an apparatus for accelerating charged particles to high velocities; a particle accelerator: "electron accelerators"
   • ▪ a substance that speeds up a chemical process.

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