mod·el (m d l)n.1. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object. 2. a. A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made: a clay model ready for casting. b. Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product: a test model of a solar-powered vehicle. 3. A schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics: a model of generative grammar; a model of an atom; an economic model. 4. A style or design of an item: My car is last year's model. 5. One serving as an example to be imitated or compared: a model of decorum. See Synonyms at ideal. 6. One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer. 7. A person employed to display merchandise, such as clothing or cosmetics. 8. Zoology An animal whose appearance is copied by a mimic. v. mod·eled also mod·elled, mod·el·ing also mod·el·ling, mod·els also mod·els v.tr.1. To make or construct a model of. 2. To plan, construct, or fashion according to a model. 3. To make conform to a chosen standard: He modeled his manners on his father's. 4. To make by shaping a plastic substance: model clay. 5. To display by wearing or posing. 6. In painting, drawing, and photography, to give a three-dimensional appearance to, as by shading or highlighting. v.intr.1. To make a model. 2. To serve or work as a model. adj.1. Being, serving as, or used as a model. 2. Worthy of imitation: a model child.
[French modèle, from Italian modello, diminutive of modo, form, from Latin modus, measure, standard; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
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model Noun 1. a three-dimensional representation, usually on a smaller scale, of a device or structure: an architect's model of the proposed new housing estate 2. an example or pattern that people might want to follow: her success makes her an excellent role model for other young Black women 3. an outstanding example of its kind: the report is a model of clarity 4. a person who poses for a sculptor, painter, or photographer 5. a person who wears clothes to display them to prospective buyers; mannequin 6. a design or style of a particular product: the cheapest model of this car has a 1300cc engine 7. a theoretical description of the way a system or process works: a working model of the human immune system Adjective 1. excellent or perfect: a model husband 2. being a small-scale representation of: a model aeroplane Verb [-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled] 1. to make a model of: he modelled a plane out of balsa wood 2. to plan or create according to a model or models: it had a constitution modelled on that of the United States 3. to display (clothing and accessories) as a mannequin 4. to pose for a sculptor, painter, or photographer [Latin modulus, diminutive of modus mode]
model (mdl) 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 hypothesistheory |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  model - a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"computer simulation, simulation - (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" mean sun - a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds Copernican system - (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun Ptolemaic system - (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center M-theory - (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong string theory - (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings stochastic process - a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time) | | 2. | model - a type of product; "his car was an old model"kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" | | 3. | model - 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"assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" | | 4. | model - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus" globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented mock-up - full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display planetarium - an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems restoration - a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | | 5. | model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain beaut, beauty - an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" pacemaker, pacesetter - a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" pattern - a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" prodigy - an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" | | 6. | model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others | | 7. | model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"epitome, prototype, paradigm, image - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" archetype, original, pilot - something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" prefiguration - an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come | | 8. |  model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" supermodel - a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity | | 9. | model - the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)representation - an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent simulation - the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) | | Verb | 1. | model - plan or create according to a model or modelsimitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" scale - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard sovietise, sovietize - model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba" | | 2. |  model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" | | 3. | model - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" ramp - be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" | | 4. | model - display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" | | 5. | model - create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" | | 6. | model - construct a model of; "model an airplane"interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" | | Adj. | 1. | model - worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
model noun 1. representation, image, copy, miniature, dummy, replica, imitation, duplicate, lookalike, facsimile, mock-up noun 2. pattern, example, design, standard, type, original, ideal, mould, norm, gauge, prototype, paradigm, archetype, exemplar, lodestar  Translations
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model [ˈmɔdl] n (gen) → modelo;
model [ˈmɔdl] n → modèle m (= person) (for fashion) → mannequin m: (for artist) → modèle
model [ˈmɔdl] n → Modell nt;
model [ˈmɔdl] n → modello;
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