acelerador

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Acelerar (to accelerate) + -dor

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐ.ˈðoɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧le‧ra‧dor

Noun

acelerador m (plural aceleradores)

  1. accelerator (a device for causing acceleration)
  2. accelerator pedal

Antonyms

  • (device which causes acceleration): desacelerador, freio

Coordinate terms

Adjective

acelerador m (feminine singular aceleradora, masculine plural aceleradores, feminine plural aceleradoras, comparable)

  1. accelerating (which causes something to accelerate)

Antonyms

  • (causing acceleration): desacelerador, refreador

Spanish

Etymology

From acelerar + -dor.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /aθeleɾaˈdoɾ/, [aθeleɾaˈðoɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /aseleɾaˈdoɾ/, [aseleɾaˈðoɾ]

Noun

acelerador m (plural aceleradores)

  1. accelerator (device for causing acceleration)
  2. accelerator pedal
  3. (chemistry) accelerator (substance that speeds up chemical reactions)

Adjective

acelerador (feminine singular aceleradora, masculine plural aceleradores, feminine plural aceleradoras)

  1. accelerating (that causes acceleration)

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