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# simulator

noun (a simulator, simulators)

«simulator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A machine or computer program that copies real conditions so people can practise or test something safely, for example a flight simulator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#m1)
2. A computer game that copies a real activity: a farm simulator, a driving simulator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#m2)

### In the lessons

In technology lessons, pilots and astronauts train on simulators; science museums have earthquake or driving simulators. Kids play simulator games (farming, cooking, building). Phrases: «flight simulator», «driving simulator», «simulator game», «train on a simulator».

### Examples

- Pilots practise emergencies in a flight simulator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#x1)
- The science museum has an earthquake simulator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#x2)
- My brother plays a farming simulator on his tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#x3)
- Learner drivers can use a driving simulator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#x4)
- Astronauts trained in a simulator before going into space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#x5)
- The simulator shook and tilted like a real plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: simulate; noun: simulation. Spelling: -ator (not «-er»). A simulator copies reality; it is not real, so mistakes in it are safe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «simulator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simulator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«simulator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simulator.html) on Mova free.