English
Etymology
From Latin modellus , diminutive form of Latin modulus (small measure).
Noun
model (plural: models)
- 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.
- 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.
See also
Adjective
model
- 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.
- model airplane.
Synonym
Verb
to model (models, modeled or modelled , modeling or modelling )
- To display an object for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- She modeled the shoes for her friends to see.
- To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
- They modeled 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 modeled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
- To be a model.
- The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.
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