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Model
ˈmɒdl
- a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original
"a model of St Paul's Cathedral"
replica copy representation mock-up dummy imitation double duplicate lookalike reproduction replica toy miniature mock-up dummy imitation duplicate lookalike reproduction facsimile- (in sculpture) a figure or object made in clay or wax, to be reproduced in another more durable material
"wax models were used by sculptors in the lost wax method of bronze casting"
- a thing used as an example to follow or imitate
"the project became a model for other schemes"
- a person or thing regarded as an excellent example of a specified quality
"as she grew older, she became a model of self-control"
- an actual person or place on which a specified fictional character or location is based
"Preston was the model for Coketown in ‘Hard Times’"
- the plan for the reorganization of the Parliamentary army, passed by the House of Commons in 1644–5
- a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process to assist calculations and predictions
"a statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species"
- a person employed to display clothes by wearing them
"Jane was too small to be a model"
- a person employed to pose for an artist, photographer, or sculptor
"an artist's model"
- a particular design or version of a product
"the company revealed their latest model at the Motor Show"
- a garment or a copy of a garment by a well-known designer
"strikes have dogged the production of the models"
- fashion or shape (a three-dimensional figure or object) in a malleable material such as clay or wax
"use the icing to model a house"
- (in drawing or painting) represent so as to appear three-dimensional
"the body of the woman to the right is modelled in softer, riper forms"
- use (a system, procedure, etc.) as an example to follow or imitate
"the research method will be modelled on previous work"
- take (someone admired or respected) as an example to follow or imitate
"he models himself on rock legend Elvis Presley"
- devise a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of (a system or process) to assist calculations and predictions
"a computer program that can model the behaviour of smoke"
- display (clothes) by wearing them
"the clothes were modelled by celebrities"
- work as a model by displaying clothes or posing for an artist or sculptor
"he's been modelling for just two weeks"