model

mod•el

[[t]ˈmɒd l[/t]] n. adj. v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. brit.)-elled, -el•ling.

1) a standard or example for imitation or comparison

2) a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something

3) fia an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material

4) fia a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc

5) fia a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers

6) clo a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising

7) cvb a style or design of a particular product

8) a pattern or mode of structure or formation

9) a typical form or style

10) phs 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

11) pho logic, math. an interpretation of a formal system in which all the theorems of that system are true

12) serving as an example or model:

a model home[/ex]

13) worthy to serve as a model; exemplary:

a model student[/ex]

14) being a miniature version of something:

model ships[/ex]

15) to form or plan according to a model

16) to give shape or form to; fashion

17) to make a miniature model of

18) to fashion in clay, wax, or the like

19) to display to other persons or to prospective customers, esp. by wearing:

to model dresses[/ex]

20) cvb to use or include as an element in a larger construct:

to model data into a forecast[/ex]

21) to make models

22) to produce designs in some plastic material

23) to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress

24) to serve or be employed as a model

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Etymology: 1565–75; < MF modelle < It modello < VL *modellus, dim. of L modulus (see module) mod′el•er; esp. Brit., mod′el•ler, n. syn: See ideal