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- Dictionarysimulated/ˈsɪmjʊleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. manufactured in imitation of some other material: "a simulated leather handbag" Similar Opposite
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to do or make something that looks real but is not real: In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood. formal Ruth simulated pleasure at seeing Sam, but really she wished he hadn't come. The computer simulates (= represents) different road conditions for new drivers to practise on. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
made to look like or have the features of something else: The community has held training sessions, including a simulated attack. a simulated leather handbag. See. simulate. Fewer examples. The two men were killed while performing simulated aerial combat with another aircraft.
1. : to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate. 2. : to make a simulation of (something, such as a physical system) simulative. ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tiv. adjective. Did you know? The zircon, that favorite of home shopping channels, simulates a diamond—more or less.
The chums looked up from their books with well simulated surprise. From Project Gutenberg. Simulated definition: (of fur, leather, pearls, etc) being an imitation of the genuine article, usually made from cheaper material. See examples of SIMULATED used in a sentence.
Definitions of simulated. adjective. reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character. “under simulated combat conditions” synonyms: imitative. marked by or given to imitation. adjective. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. “a purse of simulated alligator hide” synonyms: fake, false, faux, imitation.
Simulate definition: to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like). See examples of SIMULATE used in a sentence.
to do or make something that looks real but is not real: In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood. formal Ruth simulated pleasure at seeing Sam, but really she wished he hadn't come. The computer simulates (= represents) different road conditions for new drivers to practice on. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Define simulated. simulated synonyms, simulated pronunciation, simulated translation, English dictionary definition of simulated. adj. 1. Made in resemblance of or as a substitute for another. 2. Performed or staged in imitation of a real event or activity: a simulated nuclear attack;...
simulate something to create particular conditions that exist in real life using computers, models, etc., usually for study or training purposes. Computer software can be used to simulate conditions on the seabed. Role-playing is a useful way of simulating real-life situations.
When you simulate something, you imitate it. Hollywood makeup artists can use pencils and gray wigs to simulate old age in a young actor. It can also mean to model — a computer can simulate disaster scenarios in cities.
