Model

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 1) A miniature representation of a physical object.
 * The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
 * 1) A simplified representation 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.
 * 1) A style, type, or design.
 * He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
 * 1) The structural design of a complex system.
 * The team developed a sound business model.
 * 1) A praiseworthy example to be copied, with or without modifications.
 * British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
 * 1)  An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:model

Derived terms

 * animal model
 * arbitrage pricing model
 * business model
 * causal model
 * commercial model
 * computer model
 * data model
 * database model
 * Document Object Model
 * economy model
 * enterprise architecture model
 * entity-relationship model
 * fashion model


 * fetish model
 * fitness model
 * glamour model
 * information model
 * late model
 * mark to model
 * mathematical model
 * mental model
 * model checking
 * model organism
 * model solution
 * model theory
 * modelizer


 * modelly
 * multimodel
 * off-model
 * plamodel
 * production model
 * role model
 * runway model
 * scale model
 * scientific model
 * spokesmodel
 * supermodel
 * waterfall model
 * water-line model

Related terms

 * mode
 * module

Adjective

 * 1)  Serving as an example of something.
 * The couple inspected the model home with a real estate agent.
 * 1)  Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
 * He was a model student.
 * 1)  Being a small copy of something.
 * A model airplane.

Synonyms

 * ideal

Verb

 * 1) To display an object for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
 * She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
 * 1) To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
 * They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.
 * 1) To make a miniature model of.
 * He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
 * 1) To create from a substance such as clay.
 * The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
 * 1) To be a model.
 * The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

Related terms

 * remodel
 * modeler

Adjectives for Model
exclusive; stunning; venerable; hallucinatory; dressy; hanging; rustic; unique; classical; mechanical; mangled; conservative; casual; inspired; swagger; straight-line; jigger; uniform; unthrifty; worldly; fancy; lacy; stylish; slim.

Verbs for Model
borrow from—; construct—; copy—; depart from—; design—; devise—; draw up—; erect—; emulate—; evolve—; explain from —; follow—; imitate—; improve—; mould —; pattern on—; perfect—; refer to—; reproduce—; serve as—; shape—; —embod¬ies; —represents.

Adverbs for Model
deliberately; artistically; sedulously; mechanically; imitatively; conservatively; uniformly; uniquely; fashionably.

Thesaurus
Geistesgeschichte, Hegelian idea, Kantian idea, Miss America, Platonic form, Platonic idea, 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, classical, clone, commendable, companion, complex idea, configuration, conformation, consummate, copy, copy after, counterpart, cover girl, cream, create, creditable, criterion, cut, dazzler, dead ringer, degree, deserving, design, developed, display, ditto, doll, dolly, double, dream, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, effigy, efform, emblem, embodiment, emulate, enchantress, engrave, epitome, estimable, eternal object, eternal universal, exact likeness, example, exemplar, exemplary, expert, fabricate, facsimile, fantoccini, fashion, fellow, figuration, figure, figurehead, figurine, finished, fix, flawless, follow, follow like sheep, follow suit, forge, form, formal cause, formalize, format, formation, found, frame, fugue form, fully developed, gauge, genre, gingerbread man, good example, graduated scale, grave, great beauty, 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, 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, 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, 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 Self-determined, the realized ideal, 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

Etymology
< modelle: <  modello: <  modellus:, diminutive form of modulus:, diminutive of modus:; see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

Noun

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Adjective

 * Dutch: model-
 * Finnish: malli-
 * German: Modell-


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 * Dutch: model-
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 * Italian: in miniatura
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 * : témoin (1-house,flat...), modèle (2)

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 * Finnish: työskennellä mallina
 * Hungarian: modellkedik


 * Italian: fare il modello, la modella
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Noun
model


 * 1) model

Etymology
modèle - model.

Noun

 * 1) A model (all senses).

Noun

 * 1) a template

Noun

 * 1) model