emulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-ʃɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.
1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Tribute to an Instructor, page 210:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]
, New York Review Books 2001, p.263
- (countable, uncountable) Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| æmulation | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Relateds
emulative · emulator · emulate
Translations (29)
pl naśladownictwo (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · fi jäljittely (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · sv efterföljd (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · el προσομοίωση (software) · tl amban (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · ru эмуляция (software) · ms lagak (software) · de Emulation (software) · cmn 妒忌 (jealous rivalry) · cs emulace (software) · fr émulation (software) · el εξομοίωση (software) · tl pag-amban (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · haw hoa māhuʻi (software) · pl emulacja (software) · cmn 模擬 /模拟 (software) · tr öykünüm (software) · pl emulacja (jealous rivalry) · ru соперничество (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · ms pelagakan (software) · ru конкуренция (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · cmn 仿真 (software) · pl imitowanie (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · cmn 嫉妒 (jealous rivalry) · fi emulointi (software) · cmn 效法 (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · sv emulering (software) · gv co-eiyrt (endeavour or desire to equal or excel) · gv eiyrt (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)