Model
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
(2) Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
(3) A type of product
"His car was an old model"
(4) A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
"The computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
(5) Something to be imitated
"An exemplar of success"
"A model of clarity"
"He is the very model of a modern major general"
(6) A representative form or pattern
"I profited from his example"
(7) A woman who wears clothes to display fashions
"She was too fat to be a mannequin"
(8) A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
"The president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
(9) Someone worthy of imitation
"Every child needs a role model"
verb
(10) Form in clay, wax, etc
"Model a head with clay"
(11) Construct a model of
"Model an airplane"
(12) Create a representation or model of
"The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
(13) Plan or create according to a model or models
(14) Display (clothes) as a mannequin
"Model the latest fashion"
(15) Assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
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Etymology
< < < , diminutive form of , diminutive of ; see mode, and cf. module, modulus, mould, mold.
Noun
- A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
- The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.
- A miniature representation of a physical object.
- The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
- A simplified representation (usually mathematical) used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
- The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
- A style, type, or design.
- He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
- The structural design of a complex system.
- The team developed a sound business model.
- A praiseworthy example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
- An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
Adjective
- Serving as an example of something.
- The couple inspected the model home with a real estate agent.
- Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
- He was a model student.
- Being a small copy of something.
- A model airplane.
Verb
- To display an object for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
- To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
- They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.
- To make a miniature model of.
- He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
- To create from a substance such as clay.
- The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
- To be a model.
- The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.