accelerator
noun
a person or thing that accelerates.
accelerators
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pluralof accelerator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Demand for our custom AI accelerators and networking continues to be very strong,” Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
As particle accelerators became more powerful and detectors grew increasingly sensitive, researchers gained access to subtler physical processes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
That involves adding "sulphur accelerators, antioxidants, and activators into the material" which "prevents the biodegradation of balloons" and also leaks "toxic chemicals into the environment".
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Standard balloons, made of natural rubber, undergo sulphur vulcanization, with accelerators, activators and other substances added, said the scientists at Imperial.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
On the contrary, there is an extremely wide range of experience—with nuclear accelerators and atomic clocks, for example—in precise quantitative agreement with special relativity.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
