model
[mod-l]
noun
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
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Definition of model (continued)
an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material.
a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.
a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.
a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.
a style or design of a particular product:
His car is last year's model.
a pattern or mode of structure or formation.
a typical form or style.
a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon, as in the sciences or economics, with any hypotheses required to describe the system or explain the phenomenon, often mathematically.
Zoology.an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another.
adjective
serving as an example or model:
a model home open to prospective buyers.
worthy to serve as a model; exemplary:
a model student.
being a small or miniature version of something:
He enjoyed building model ships.
verb (used with object), mod·eled, mod·el·ing or (especially British) mod·elled, mod·el·ling.
to form or plan according to a model.
to give shape or form to; fashion.
to make a miniature model of.
to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.
to simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer.
to display to other persons or to prospective customers, especially by wearing:
to model dresses.
to use or include as an element in a larger construct:
to model new data into the forecast.
verb (used without object), mod·eled, mod·el·ing or (especially British) mod·elled, mod·el·ling.
to make models.
to produce designs in some plastic material.
to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress.
to serve or be employed as a model.
Origin of model
1565–75; earlier modell < Middle French modelle < Italian modello < Vulgar Latin *modellus, equivalent to Latin mod(ulus) (see module) + -ellus -elle
1575
Related Forms
noun: modeller, especially British, modeler;
verb (used without object): premodelling. premodelled, especially British) ( premodeling or premodeled, premodel
adjective: unmodeled
adjective: unmodelled
Synonyms
1. paragon; prototype, archetype, mold, original. 16. design.
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modeling
[mod-l-ing]
noun
the act, art, or profession of a person who models.
the process of producing sculptured form with some plastic material, as clay.
the technique of rendering the illusion of volume on a two-dimensional surface by shading.
the treatment of volume, as the turning of a form, in sculpture.
the representation, often mathematical, of a process, concept, or operation of a system, often implemented by a computer program.
Also called imitation. Psychology.therapy in which a particular behavior is elicited by the observation of similar behavior in others.
