modelling

mod·el  (mdl)

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.

a. To make by shaping a plastic substance: modeled a bust from clay.

b. To form (clay, for example) into a shape.

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.

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[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·er n.

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modelling US, modeling [ˈmɒd^əlɪŋ]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (Non-sporting Hobbies / Modelmaking & Model Railways) the act or an instance of making a model

2. (Clothing & Fashion) the practice or occupation of a person who models clothes

3. (Psychiatry) a technique in psychotherapy in which the therapist encourages the patient to model his behaviour on his own

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	modelling - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied modeling, moulding, molding sculpture, carving - creating figures or designs in three dimensions
	2.	modelling - the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) modeling, model 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)

Translations

modelling modeling (US) [ˈmɒdlɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= making models) (by shaping) → modelado m; (by building) → modelismo m, construcción f de maquetas

2. (= modelling clothes) → profesión f de modelo
my daughter does modelling → mi hija es modelo

B. CPD modelling clay N → plastilina ® f

modelling [ˈmɒd^əlɪŋ]

n (= profession) → mannequinat f

modif [contract, career] → de mannequinat
She was being offered a modelling contract → On lui proposait un contrat de mannequinat.
modelling clay n → pâte f à modeler
model plane n → modèle f réduit d'avion, maquette f d'avion
model railway n → train m électrique

modelling, (US) modeling

n

(of statue etc) → Modellieren nt; (fig: of features) → Schnitt m

to do some modelling (Phot, Art) → als Modell arbeiten; (Fashion) → als Mannequin/Dressman arbeiten

modelling modeling (Am) [ˈmɒdlɪŋ] n

a. (Fashion) → professione f d'indossatore/trice or modello/a

b. (Sculpture) → modellamento