a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
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a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
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an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material.
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a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.
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a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.
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a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.
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a style or design of a particular product: His car is last year's model.
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a pattern or mode of structure or formation.
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a typical form or style.
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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.
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Zoology. an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another.
–adjective
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serving as an example or model: a model home open to prospective buyers.
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worthy to serve as a model; exemplary: a model student.
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being a small or miniature version of something: He enjoyed building model ships.
–verb (used with object)
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to form or plan according to a model.
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to give shape or form to; fashion.
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to make a miniature model of.
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to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.
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to simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer.
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to display to other persons or to prospective customers, esp. by wearing: to model dresses.
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to use or include as an element in a larger construct: to model new data into the forecast.
–verb (used without object)
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to make models.
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to produce designs in some plastic material.
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to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress.
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to serve or be employed as a model.
[Origin: 1565–75; earlier modell < MF modelle < It modello < VL *modellus, equiv. to L mod(ulus) (see module) + -ellus-elle]
—Related forms
mod·el·er; especially British, mod·el·ler, noun
—Synonyms 1. paragon; prototype, archetype, mold, original. See ideal.16. design.
model and modeling, in painting, the use of light and shade to simulate volume in the representation of solids. In sculpture the terms denote a technique involving the use of a pliable material such as clay or wax. As opposed to carving, modeling permits addition as well as subtraction of material and lends itself to freer handling and change of intention. The technique is exemplified also by those works in cast metal and plaster that are made from the mold of a clay original. The mold is made by the process of cire perdue. The noun model is used to describe such an original and also any three-dimensional scale model for a larger or more elaborate project in architecture, landscaping, or industry. It also denotes a person or object used as an aid to representation in painting.
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