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Accelerator Pronunciation
Accelerator is pronounced ak-SE-ler-ay-ter, IPA /ækˈsɛlɝˌeɪtɝ/.
ak-SE-ler-ay-ter
US /ækˈsɛlɝˌeɪtɝ/ · UK /əkˈsɛləˌreɪtə/
Syllables: ak · SE · ler · ay · ter (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The pedal that makes a car go faster, or anything that speeds a process up.
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Accelerator in a Sentence
- She eased off the accelerator at the bend.
- The programme works as an accelerator for new firms.
- Beam time on the accelerator is booked a year ahead.
Common Mispronunciations of Accelerator
Not a-se-luh-RAY-ter
Weight belongs on the second syllable, SE, with the rest trailing. The noun acceleration does move it to the fourth, so the two words are not stressed alike.
Not ak-SE-luh-ra-tor
Let the last syllable reduce to a weak er rather than a full or. The spelling ends in tor but the sound ends in ter.
Tip: Five syllables, ak-SE-ler-ay-ter, and the cc gives ks as in accent.
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