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simulation vs planetarium

planetarium vs simulation

simulation and planetarium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
simulation Yes No No No
planetarium Yes No No No
As nouns, planetarium is a hyponym of simulation; that is, planetarium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than simulation:
  • simulation: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
  • planetarium: an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems
Other hyponyms of simulation include figure, globe, mock-up, restoration, roughcast.
simulation (noun) planetarium (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems
the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Difference between simulation and planetarium

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