acelerador

Definitions of acelerador
  1. noun
    a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
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    ciclotrón
    an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
    bevatrón
    a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
    sincrociclotrón
    cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field
    sincrotrón
    cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency
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    instrumento científico
    an instrument used by scientists
  2. noun
    a pedal that controls the throttle valve
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    pedal
    a lever that is operated with the foot
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