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Model Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Model? [n] the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [n] representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [n] a type of product; "his car was an old model" [n] a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [n] something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [n] a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [n] a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [n] 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" [n] someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" [v] form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [v] construct a model of [v] create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [v] plan or create according to a model or models [v] display as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion" [v] as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Model: example \| exemplar \| fashion model \| framework \| good example \| manakin \| manikin \| mannequin \| mannikin \| mock up \| modeling \| modelling \| mold \| mould \| pattern \| pose \| poser \| posture \| role model \| simulate \| simulation \| sit \| theoretical account Related Terms \| Find terms related to Model: admirable \| aesthetic form \| apotheosis \| archetypal \| archetype \| archetypical \| arrangement \| art form \| assemble \| barometer \| bathing beauty \| beau ideal \| beaut \| beauty \| beauty contest winner \| beauty queen \| belle \| beyond all praise \| block out \| brand \| build \| bunny \| burlesque \| bust \| canon \| canon form \| carve \| carving \| cast \| charmer \| chase \| check \| chisel \| classic \| 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grave \| great beauty \| Hegelian idea \| hew \| highest category \| history of ideas \| icon \| ideal \| idealism \| ideate \| ideatum \| idee-force \| idol \| image \| imitate \| imitation \| impression \| indefectible \| inimitable \| innate idea \| inner form \| innovation \| insculpture \| Kantian idea \| kind \| knead \| knock out \| knockoff \| knockout \| lady fair \| laudable \| lay figure \| lay out \| layout \| lick into shape \| lied form \| likeness \| living image \| living picture \| looker \| make \| makeup \| man of men \| man of straw \| manikin \| mannequin \| marionette \| mark \| masterful \| masterly \| match \| mate \| matrix \| mature \| matured \| measure \| meritorious \| miniature \| mint \| mirror \| mirroring \| Miss America \| mock-up \| modality \| mode \| model after \| mold \| monument \| mould \| ne plus ultra \| new departure \| nonesuch \| nonpareil \| noosphere \| norm \| noumenon \| original \| paradigm \| paradigmatic \| paragon \| parameter \| paraphrase \| parody \| pattern \| pattern after \| peach \| percept \| perfect \| perfected \| photograph \| picture \| pilot model \| pinup \| pinup girl \| Platonic form \| Platonic idea \| pocket edition \| polished \| portrait \| portrait bust \| poser \| praiseworthy \| precedential \| primary form \| produce \| proficient \| prototypal \| prototype \| puppet \| pussycat \| quadruplicate \| quantity \| quintessence \| quintessential \| raving beauty \| reading \| readout \| refined \| reflection \| regulative first principle \| reigning beauty \| repetition \| replica \| replication \| representation \| representative \| reproduction \| resemblance \| ripe \| ripened \| rondo form \| rough out \| roughcast \| roughhew \| rubbing \| rule \| scale \| scarecrow \| sculp \| sculpt \| sculpture \| semblance \| set \| sex kitten \| shadow \| shape \| shining example \| show off \| significant form \| similitude \| simple idea \| simulacrum \| sitter \| slick chick \| snowman \| solder \| sonata allegro \| sonata form \| sort \| spit and image \| spitting image \| sport \| stamp \| standard \| statuary \| statue \| statuette \| structure \| stunner \| style \| subject \| subsistent form \| symbol \| symphonic form \| tailor \| take after \| test \| the Absolute \| the Absolute Idea \| the realized ideal \| the Self-determined \| thermoform \| toccata form \| touchstone \| trace \| tracing \| transcendent idea \| transcendent nonempirical concept \| transcendent universal \| travesty \| triplicate \| turn \| twin \| type \| typical \| unexceptionable \| universal \| universal concept \| universal essence \| value \| variety \| version \| very \| very image \| very picture \| wax figure \| waxwork \| wear \| weld \| well-deserving \| wood carving \| work \| worthy \| yardstick See Also \| apotheosis \| archetype \| artist's model \| assistant \| beaut \| beauty \| computer simulation \| Copernican system \| copy \| display \| dressmaker's model \| epitome \| exhibit \| expose \| fashion arbiter \| figure \| forge \| form \| form \| globe \| guide \| help \| helper \| holotype \| hypothesis \| ideal \| ideal \| image \| imitate \| internal representation \| interpret \| kind \| leader \| loadstar \| lodestar \| mean sun \| mental representation \| microcosm \| mock-up \| nonesuch \| nonpareil \| nonsuch \| original \| paradigm \| paragon \| pattern \| photographer's model \| pilot \| planetarium \| possibility \| prefiguration \| prototype \| Ptolemaic system \| ramp \| re-create \| represent \| representation \| representation \| representation \| restoration \| roughcast \| saint \| scale \| shape \| simulation \| simulation \| sitter \| sort \| sovietise \| sovietize \| stochastic process \| supermodel \| supporter \| taste-maker \| template \| templet \| theory \| trend-setter \| type specimen \| variety \| work Model In Webster's Dictionary \Mod"el\, n. [F. mod[`e]le, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L. modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Module}.] 1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size. In charts, in maps, and eke in models made. --Gascoigne. I had my father's signet in my purse, Which was the model of that Danish seal. --Shak. You have the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished. --Addison. 2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine. [The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a model where the case admits of it. --Am. Cyc. When we mean to build We first survey the plot, then draw the model. --Shak. 3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior. 4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard. He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted model. --South. 5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact. Thou seest thy wretched brother die, Who was the model of thy father's life. --Shak. 6. A person who poses as a pattern to an artist. A professional model. --H. James. {Working model}, a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or expected to do. \Mod"el\, a. Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband. \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {Modelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Modeling} or {Modelling}.] [Cf. F. modeler, It. modellare.] To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated. \Mod"el\, v. i. (Fine Arts) To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.

Model Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Model?

[n] the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
[n] representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
[n] a type of product; "his car was an old model"
[n] a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
[n] something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
[n] a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
[n] a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
[n] 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"
[n] someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"
[v] form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
[v] construct a model of
[v] create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
[v] plan or create according to a model or models
[v] display as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
[v] as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

Model In Webster's Dictionary

\Mod"el\, n. [F. mod[`e]le, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L.
modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See
{Mode}, and cf. {Module}.]
1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several
   parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the
   same size.

         In charts, in maps, and eke in models made.
                                               --Gascoigne.

         I had my father's signet in my purse, Which was the
         model of that Danish seal.            --Shak.

         You have the models of several ancient temples,
         though the temples and the gods are perished.
                                               --Addison.

2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a
   pattern of something to be made; a material representation
   or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan;
   as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of
   a machine.

         [The application for a patent] must be accompanied
         by a full description of the invention, with
         drawings and a model where the case admits of it.
                                               --Am. Cyc.

         When we mean to build We first survey the plot, then
         draw the model.                       --Shak.

3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for
   imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the
   American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or
   behavior.

4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.

         He that despairs measures Providence by his own
         little, contracted model.             --South.

5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

         Thou seest thy wretched brother die, Who was the
         model of thy father's life.           --Shak.

6. A person who poses as a pattern to an artist.

         A professional model.                 --H. James.

{Working model}, a model of a machine which can do on a small
   scale the work which the machine itself does, or expected
   to do.


\Mod"el\, a.
Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model
house; a model husband.


\Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {Modelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Modeling} or {Modelling}.] [Cf. F. modeler, It.
modellare.]
To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a
model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to
model a house or a government; to model an edifice according
to the plan delineated.


\Mod"el\, v. i. (Fine Arts)
To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as,
to model in wax.

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