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A downhole tool used in conjunction with a jar to store energy that is suddenly released when the jar is activated. The energy provides an impact force that operates associated downhole tools or, in a [..]
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Any material added to stucco, plaster or mortar that speeds up the natural set.
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1. A substance that makes vulcanization of rubber occur more quickly or at a lower temperature. 2. A substance that makes crosslinking in a polymer occur more quickly or at a lower temperature, e. g., [..]
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A company which supplies office space, marketing services, etc., in exchange for payment, to help get new companies started.
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1 the pedal that you press with your foot to make a vehicle go fasterSynonyms and related words Internal parts of cars and other road vehicles:accelerator, air bag, back seat... Expl [..]
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Device to accelerate electrically charged particles to high energies. Accelerators include e.g.: See 'betatron', 'linear accelerator', 'synchrotron', 'synchro-cyclot [..]
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1610s, "a hastener," from Latin accelerator, agent noun from accelerare "to hasten; make haste" (see accelerate). Motor vehicle sense of "engine speed modulation apparatus&quo [..]
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A hardware addition to an existing computing device that increases the computer's processing speed and capabilities.
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a microprocessor, ASIC or expansion card designed to offload a specific task from the CPU, often containing fixed function hardware; a common example is a Graphics processing unit.
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a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine catalyst: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or [..]
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A device found in some semiautomatic firearms that, through mechanical advantage or spring energy, transfers kinetic energy from one part of the mechanism to another with the resultant speeding up of the action.
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A chemical additive which hastens a chemical reaction under specific conditions.
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Any material added to stucco, concrete, or liquid joint sealant which speeds up the natural set.
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A material used to speed the setting of mortar, epoxy, and polyester resins.
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A chemical additive which hastens a chemical reaction under specific conditions.
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A concrete additive that increases the rate of hydration, or hastens the setting time of concrete. Calcium chloride is an example.
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A machine used to accelerate particles to high speeds (and thus high energy compared to their rest mass-energy).
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 Accelerators are ring-shaped or linear devices that accelerate charged particles. More powerful than any other microscope, high-energy accelerators allow physicists to study matter at the smallest scale human beings have ever seen, exposing the quarks inside a proton. At the same time, high-energy accelerators can produce collisions that recreate [..]
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One who, or that which, accelerates. A device for causing acceleration. A substance which speeds up chemical reactions. accelerator pedal.
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Usually refers to software to speed up web access. Sometimes it is provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) at extra cost. Google once offered the Google Accelerator that worked only with Inte [..]
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(n) a pedal that controls the throttle valve(n) a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine(n) (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself bein [..]
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An institution connecting college dropouts with wealthy investors eager to lose money.
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Powder or liquid admixture that accelerates the reaction of cement, especially to shorten the time of setting and increase the rate of early strength development in shotcrete. Different formulations and dosages can be used to regulate the rate of this reaction which, in shotcrete, can achieve initial set in a few minutes or less.
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A key combination which substitutes for a mouse
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(or accelerator pedal):  The accelerator is the foot pedal which controls the engine speed and in turn the speed of a vehicle. accelerator pedal depresses accelerator to increase engine speed.
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A device that accelerates charged atomic particles to high energies. An x-ray machine or a betatron is an accelerator.
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A substance that when added to a paint will speed up the rate of cure.
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The foot pedal that makes the car go faster. Also called the "gas pedal".
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is a special circuit board that usually plugs into an expansion slot to make a computer work faster. An example is a graphics accelerator that will speed up the time it takes to display images on the monitor.
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A chemical additive that speeds up a chemical reaction under specific conditions.
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A chemical ingredient of film or paper developers that's often referred to as an activator and speeds up the developing agents. It's usally an alkali such as sodium carbonate, borax or sodiu [..]
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chemical added to a developing solution to speed up the slow working action of the reducing agents in the solution.
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Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as Electrons, Protons or Ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy.
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A substance used in small proportions to increase the speed of a chemical reaction. Accelerators are used in paint to hasten the curing of a coating system.
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An accelerator is a hardware device or a software program with a main function of enhancing the overall performance of the computer. There are various types of accelerators available to help with enha [..]
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 a program that startups can apply to that provides funds and mentorship, most times for a chunk of equity, in an effort to help the company grow. Most accelerators are geared towards helping early-st [..]
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<computer hardware> Additional hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal CPU. Examples include graphics accelerators and floating-point accelerators. (01 Mar 1994)
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1. Anything that increases rapidity of action or function. 2. In physiology, a nerve, muscle, or substance that quickens movement or response. 3. A catalytic agent used to hasten a chemical reaction. 4. In nuclear physics, a device that accelerates charged particles (e.g., protons) to high speed in order to produce nuclear reactions in a target, of [..]
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A product that works under the surface of the skin and provides the necessary ingredients for melanin production, which will accelerate the rate at which the skin tans. An accelerator is most effective when used after a shower or at least four hours before tanning.
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A product that works under the surface of the skin and provides the necessary ingredients for melanin production, which will accelerate the rate at which the skin tans. An accelerator is most effectiv [..]
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A liquid or powder admixture added to a cementitious paste to speed hydration and promote early strength development. An example of an accelerator material is calcium nitrite.
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A product that works under the surface of the skin and provides the necessary ingredients for melanin production, which will accelerate the rate at which the skin tans. An accelerator is most effective when used after a shower or at least four hours before tanning.
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