acelerador

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From acelerar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.se.le.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [a.se.le.ɾaˈdoh]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ɐ.sɨ.lɨ.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧le‧ra‧dor

Noun

acelerador m (plural aceleradores)

  1. accelerator (a device for causing acceleration)
    Antonyms: desacelerador, freio
  2. accelerator pedal
    Coordinate terms: embreagem, freio

Derived terms

Adjective

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

  1. accelerating (that causes to accelerate)
    Synonym: acelerante
    Antonyms: desacelerador, refreador

Derived terms

  • desacelerador

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From acelerar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aθeleɾaˈdoɾ/ [a.θe.le.ɾaˈð̞oɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
  • IPA(key): /aseleɾaˈdoɾ/ [a.se.le.ɾaˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧le‧ra‧dor

Adjective

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

  1. accelerating (that causes acceleration)

Noun

acelerador m (plural aceleradores)

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

Derived terms

Further reading