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Definition of Model

1. Adjective. Worthy of imitation. "Model citizens"

2. Verb. Plan or create according to a model or models.

3. Noun. A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process. "The computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

4. Verb. Form in clay, wax, etc. "Did he model his major works over a short period of time?"; "Model a head with clay"

5. Noun. A type of product. "His car was an old model"

6. Verb. Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

7. Noun. 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"

8. Verb. Display (clothes) as a mannequin. "They model the cape "; "Model the latest fashion"

9. Noun. Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale).

10. Verb. Create a representation or model of. "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"

11. Noun. Something to be imitated. "He is the very model of a modern major general"

12. Verb. Construct a model of. "Model an airplane"

13. Noun. Someone worthy of imitation. "Every child needs a role model"

14. Noun. A representative form or pattern. "I profited from his example"

15. Noun. A woman who wears clothes to display fashions. "She was too fat to be a mannequin"

16. Noun. The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale).

Definition of Model

1. n. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

2. a. Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.

3. v. t. 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.

4. v. i. To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.

Definition of Model

1. Noun. A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing. ¹

2. Noun. A miniature representation of a physical object. ¹

3. Noun. A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event. ¹

4. Noun. A style, type, or design. ¹

5. Noun. The structural design of a complex system. ¹

6. Noun. A praiseworthy example to be copied, with or without modifications. ¹

7. Noun. (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition. ¹

8. Noun. (logic) An interpretation which makes a certain sentence true, in which case that interpretation is called a ''model'' of that sentence. ¹

9. Noun. A particular style, design, or make of a particular product. ¹

10. Noun. (manufacturing) An identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number). ¹

11. Adjective. Worthy of being a model; exemplary. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model. ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model. ¹

14. Verb. (transitive) To make a miniature model of. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay. ¹

16. Verb. (intransitive) To make a model or models. ¹

17. Verb. (intransitive) To be a model of any kind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Model

1. to plan or form after a pattern [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]

Medical Definition of Model

1. 1. A representation of something, often idealised or modified to make it conceptually easier to understand. 2. Something to be imitated. 3. In dentistry, a cast. Origin: It. Midello, fr. L. Modus, measure, standard (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Model

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