🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Beschleuniger

Pronunciation / Transliteration: beʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Accelerator/əkˈsɛl.ə.reɪ.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Beschleuniger im Auto hilft, schneller zu fahren."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device or mechanism that increases speed or rate.

    "The accelerator in the car allows the driver to increase speed quickly."
  2. 2

    In computing, a component that enhances the performance of a system.

    "The graphics accelerator improved the rendering speed of the video game."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'accelerare' (to hasten, from ad- + celer, meaning swift), entering English in the late 18th century. The term evolved from mechanical and scientific contexts to modern business and technology incubators.

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