OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 947

accelerator

/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acelerador
One who, or that which, accelerates.
The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.
acelerador
A device for causing acceleration.
acelerador • chala • chancla • chancleta • chola
A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.
aceleradora de semillas • aceleradora de startups
A mentoring program for startup companies.
In the nineties, before the accelerator era, startups were usually launched by mid-career engineers or repeat entrepreneurs, who sought millions in venture capital and then labored…
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