model
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
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.
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.
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.
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
1synonym study For model
Other words for model
Other words from model
- mod·el·er; especially British, mod·el·ler, noun
- pre·mod·el, verb (used without object), pre·mod·eled, pre·mod·el·ing or (especially British) pre·mod·elled, pre·mod·el·ling.
- un·mod·eled, adjective
- un·mod·elled, adjective
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How to use model in a sentence
That’s finally starting to change, but it will take more than a few body-positive Instagram accounts and plus-size models to change that.
What ‘The Crown’ got right in portraying Princess Diana’s bulimia: It let her voice be heard | Amanda Long | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostIn addition, two other important models have emerged, one associated with University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the other with Johns Hopkins University.
Teams might also transition to this model during the season.
The NHL, facing more questions than answers, is still targeting a January start | Samantha Pell | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostPauli’s concept of causality, called “statistical causality,” which Jung came to adopt as well, was distinct from mechanistic models.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners | Paul Halpern | November 18, 2020 | NautilusThey had no choice but to come up with their own thick-soled, carbon-plated models—and by the end of 2019, virtually every major brand had announced its answer to the Vaporfly.
Seeking the Fastest Shoe in the Post-Vaporfly Era | Alex Hutchinson | November 17, 2020 | Outside Online
And Obamacare of course was modelled on the health-care plan Mitt Romney enacted in Massachusetts as governor of Massachusetts.
In the beautiful modelled violin this is provided for in the rise of the back and belly.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceThe panels were modelled on the old stage coach design, and a great bow window adorned each end.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowWithin, the rooms obviously modelled themselves on the one unvarying ideal.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdHe always modelled his talk a good deal upon books, and a crisis like this naturally brought out his largest language.
The Talking Horse | F. AnsteyWe have already noted certain exquisitely modelled coins of Gaul and there are many more yet to be considered.
Archaic England | Harold Bayley
British Dictionary definitions for model
/ (ˈmɒdəl) /
a representation, usually on a smaller scale, of a device, structure, etc
(as modifier): a model train
a standard to be imitated: she was my model for good scholarship
(as modifier): a model wife
a representative form, style, or pattern
a person who poses for a sculptor, painter, or photographer
a person who wears clothes to display them to prospective buyers; mannequin
a preparatory sculpture in clay, wax, etc, from which the finished work is copied
a design or style, esp one of a series of designs of a particular product: last year's model
British
an original unique article of clothing
(as modifier): a model coat
a simplified representation or description of a system or complex entity, esp one designed to facilitate calculations and predictions
logic
an interpretation of a formal system under which the theorems derivable in that system are mapped onto truths
a theory in which a given sentence is true
to make a model of (something or someone)
to form in clay, wax, etc; mould
to display (clothing and accessories) as a mannequin
to plan or create according to a model or models
to arrange studio lighting so that highlights and shadows emphasize the desired features of a human form or an inanimate object
Origin of model
1Derived forms of model
- modeller or US modeler, noun
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Scientific definitions for model
[ mŏd′l ]
A systematic description of an object or phenomenon that shares important characteristics with the object or phenomenon. Scientific models can be material, visual, mathematical, or computational and are often used in the construction of scientific theories. See also hypothesis theory.
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