simulator
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- noun
- /sɪˈmjuːleɪtər/
- Specialized
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simulador
- A flight simulator.
- flight simulator
- driving simulator
- computer simulator
This is the ISS simulator start server.
- This is the ISS simulator start server.
- And, you know, with the simulator comes gains technical knowledge.
- That's not a solar simulator, is it?
- We would change the the the variables of the simulator itself.
- And we gave them really difficult problems to solve while they were flying, flying the simulator.
- Fight, fighting, volleyball simulator with dudes.
- He said that stories are flight simulators for life.
Examples
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The simulator allows pilots to practice landings and takeoffs safely.
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Driving skills were assessed on a simulator and through real-world driving on a course.
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This is an ocean surface simulator and this is quite nice.
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All right, so I go here into my simulator right now, take a picture.
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We had, by the way, just finished building this simulator control room at that point.
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Like you can a flight simulator so you can make mistakes and not die.
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The rainfall simulator can be in one of five positions.
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Gentlemen, this simulator will do anything the Apache will do.
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This is fantastic for racing games, flight simulators where you want that immersion.
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It is one of those toy car simulators, so you can see the car moving along there.
Synonyms
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A machine or program that copies real situations for training and testing
Compounds
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A machine on the ground that copies the feeling of flying a plane for training
- Jargon
A video game that focuses on exploring places and interacting with things, not fighting
How Realistic
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Etymology
Simulator comes from an old Latin word simulare, meaning 'to copy' or 'to pretend', and it shares the same root as similar, which means 'like'. So a simulator is something that 'pretends' to be a real situation so people can practice safely.