ˈsimulated, ppl. a.
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
1. a. Pretended, feigned, assumed.
| 1622 Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. ii. 318 The simulated sanctitie of a wicked and counterfeit Rogue. 1664 H. More Myst. Iniq. 358 The Horns are simulated Vertues. 1810 Bentham Packing (1821) 171 The carelessness, real or simulated, of the Judge. 1849 Macaulay Hist. Eng. i. I. 62 The Puritans..prayed, and with no simulated fervour, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. 1878 Browning Poets Croisic 64 Our simulated thunder⁓claps which tell us counterfeited truths. |
b. Imitative of particular conditions or circumstances, usu. for purposes of experiment or training.
| 1966 Word Study Dec. 3/1 Three-year training in simulated space flight. 1971 Sci. Amer. Oct. 44/2 For the purposes of the test four specially trained subjects..spent 25 consecutive days in one of the Institute's high-pressure chambers being exposed to simulated extreme depths. 1978 Times 4 Feb. 12/6, I was strapped into a rocket for a simulated flight through space..a ride..not so exhilarating as the old rollercoaster. |
2. Of materials, artefacts, etc.: manufactured in imitation of other (usu. more expensive) materials or goods.
| 1942 Amer. Speech XVII. 120 In the trade it is practically impossible to find plain words for small, artificial, and second grade... Artificial and imitation appear as simulated. 1948 H. Lawrence Death of Doll ii. 40 ‘A double strand of pink pearls—’ ‘Simulated,’ said Poke. ‘Phony,’ agreed Moke. 1960 Harper's Bazaar July 67/1 Eyelash curlers in simulated gold. 1973 Country Life 17 May (Suppl.) 80b, A set of 8 Regency Period Simulated Rosewood Dining Chairs. |