mock-up
or mock·up
[ mok-uhp ]
/ ˈmɒkˌʌp /
noun
a model, often full-size, for study, testing, or teaching: a mock-up of an experimental aircraft.
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Nearby words
mock pendulum, mock pennyroyal, mock sun, mock turtle soup, mock-heroic, mock-up, mockado, mocker, mockernut, mockers, mockery
Origin of mock-up
First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase mock up
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British Dictionary definitions for mock-up
mock-up
noun
a working full-scale model of a machine, apparatus, etc, for testing, research, etc
a layout of printed matter
verb mock up
(tr, adverb) to build or make a mock-up of
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