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simulant

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsɪmjʊlənt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Simulating, replacing, or having the form or appearance of something else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that simulates something else such as a gemstone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English simulate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English simulant From simulate + -ant.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: προσομοίωμα (prosomoíoma) — Translations