Definition of simulator
: one that simulates; especially : a device that enables the operator to reproduce or represent under test conditions phenomena likely to occur in actual performance
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Examples of simulator in a Sentence
a flight simulator used by pilots
Recent Examples of simulator from the Web
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Officials on Wednesday unveiled a firearms training simulator.
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Full Swing Golf Woods partnered with the golf simulator technology company for a multi-year deal in 2015.
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A new suite of simulator rides, some of the first in North America, provides an exclusive space-voyage experience.
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A golf putting room on the 10th floor comes complete with 3D screens that display top courses around the world and a simulator to analyze your technique.
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McLeod also created illustrations to show how the simulator would work.
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Two new rides are featured: Avatar Flight of Passage is a 3-D flight simulator that takes riders on a trip on the back of a banshee, while Na’vi River Journey is an indoor boat ride that floats guests on a river tour of the rain forest of Pandora.
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Third Time will use the software behind its game Photo Finish Horse Racing, a simulator that has been downloaded more than 4.5 million times worldwide.
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Their command-post canvas tent was pitched inside the giant CATTC barn, right in the midst of silent rows of plastic tank simulators.
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First Known Use of simulator
1835
SIMULATOR Defined for English Language Learners
simulator
playDefinition of simulator for English Language Learners
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: a machine that is used to show what something looks or feels like and is usually used to study something or to train people
Medical Dictionary
simulator
playMedical Definition of simulator
: a device that enables the operator to reproduce or represent under test conditions phenomena likely to occur in actual performance a driving simulator used to study behavior in highway emergencies
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