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Synonyms for simulate

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Synonyms for simulate

to contrive and present as genuine

to behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of

to take on or give a false appearance of

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Synonyms for simulate

reproduce someone's behavior or looks

create a representation or model of

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make a pretence of

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When body weight was unloaded to simulate 0.38G, it decreased to 3.37 [+ or -] 1.49 kcal x [min.sup.-1] (P=0.045), as shown in Figure 3.
The biogeochemical module is based on ecological mechanisms and can be used to simulate carbon and nitrogen in vegetation, litter, and soil organic matter and simultaneously produces a water and energy balance forecast between vegetation, snow, and soil.
* Graphically simulate relevant states of uterine contractions based on instructor or user input
Professor Richard Pancost, director of the university's Cabot Institute, said: "Because climate models are based on fundamental scientific processes, they are able not only to simulate the climate of the modern Earth, but can also be easily adapted to simulate any planet, real or imagined."
They then compared this evidence with results from 12 different mathematical climate models that simulate Earth's climate, which incorporate basic laws of physics, chemistry, and fluid dynamics surrounding air-sea-land-ice interactions.
Wind Tunnel and Full-Sized Model Dimensions Wind Tunnel Window/Door Models Length Width Height Width Height Wind tunnel 1.5 m 0.36 m 0.21 m 0.054 m 0.12 m (4.921 ft) (1.181 ft) (0.689 ft) (0.177 ft) (0.394 ft) Full-sized 25 m 6 m 3.5 m 0.9 m 2m model (82.02 ft) (19.69 ft) (11.48 ft) (2.95 ft) (6.56 ft) In this study, we used a commercial CFD software (FLUENT 2005) to simulate the pressure different when air flows through different window-door opening angles.
CREW 2 training device (DUKE trainer)--CREW 2 simulates the actual device fielded to units to electronically disable IEDs.
Authorities shut down airspace for an hour, between 10 and 11 a.m., to simulate a flight disaster, including emergency landing.
The software has also been used to simulate large-scale events, like the effect of storms on pipelines.
Realistic drills and trainings that simulate gunfire and injury are used.
Other researchers have lately made strides in replicating snowflake growth, using computers to simulate water vapor diffusion and other processes that control ice crystallization.
Alternating cycles of UV, moisture and high temperature are used to simulate the effects of sunlight, rain and dew.
During the exercise, from 9.30am, 70 firefighters in 13 engines used smoke machines and flashing lights to simulate a fire in the changing area of the stadium in Rowleys Green.
With a SPICE simulator tool, you can build any circuit model and simulate its impedance, displaying the impedance profile of a combination of capacitors.