simulantadj.n.
/ˈsɪmjʊlənt/ A. adj.
Simulating; presenting the appearance of something else.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > simulation > [adjective]
simulative1490
simulatory1618
theatrical1649
theatric1816
simulant1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 348 Simulant,..when the mesothorax is covered by the prothorax, and the Metathorax only is visible, under the form of an elongated or enlarged scutellum.
1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) A good many parts and organs..are thus simulant of others from which they are morphologically different.
B. n.
One who, or that which, simulates something else.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > simulation > [noun] > one who or that which simulates
simular1526
image1548
simulacrum1833
simulant1860
simulator1899
1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 I. 103 These are, indeed, solemn processions, which not even youth and beauty, or their simulants, can make gay.
1979 Mills & Mansfield Genuine Article vii. 110 The studio audience were challenged to tell the difference between a genuine diamond and an imitation. A tray of simulants containing a genuine diamond..was produced.
1979 Nature 6 Dec. 655/3 Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) and cubic zirconia are both used as diamond simulants.
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