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simulator

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See also: Simulator and simulátor

English

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Etymology

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From simulate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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simulator (plural simulators)

  1. One who simulates or feigns.
    • 1858, Thomas De Quincey, “Schlosser's Literary History of the Eighteenth Century”, in De Quincey's works, page 82:
      Even confessing to a crime, the man may be mad, or a knavish simulator.
  2. A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.
    • 1947 February 21, “Instruments Are Released From Rocket By Parachute in a Jump of 68 Miles”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      The dummy rocket is being developed to permit the ground testing of missile controls. By the use of this “flight simulator” the control devices of missiles can be subjected to operational tests on the ground, thus reducing the need for expensive flight tests.
    • 2020 March 11, “Network News: Driver training on Trafford Park line”, in Rail, page 15:
      Classroom sessions for drivers are under way, with each driver requiring a full day on the simulator before they then test a tram on the £350 million new line.
  3. (video games) A game that attempts to reproduce an experience realistically.
    a pinball simulator
    • 2007, David Lester, How They Started:
      While writing for Mastertronic, David had seen that sales figures were much better for 'simulators' compared to less realistic games []

Derived terms

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Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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simulō +‎ -tor

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Noun

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simulātor m (genitive simulātōris); third declension

  1. copier, imitator
  2. hypocrite, pretender, phoney

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative simulātor simulātōrēs
genitive simulātōris simulātōrum
dative simulātōrī simulātōribus
accusative simulātōrem simulātōrēs
ablative simulātōre simulātōribus
vocative simulātor simulātōrēs

Descendants

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Verb

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simulātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of simulō

References

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  • simulator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • simulator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • simulator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French simulateur. Equivalent to simula +‎ -tor.

Noun

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simulator n (plural simulatoare)

  1. simulator

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative simulator simulatorul simulatoare simulatoarele
genitive-dative simulator simulatorului simulatoare simulatoarelor
vocative simulatorule simulatoarelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /simǔlaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧tor

Noun

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simùlātor m (Cyrillic spelling симу̀ла̄тор)

  1. simulator

Declension

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