Definition of MODEL

model

Plural: models

Noun

  • a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
    • "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
  • a type of product
    • "his car was an old model"
  • 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"
  • representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
  • something to be imitated
    • "a model of clarity"
    • "he is the very model of a modern major general"
  • someone worthy of imitation
    • "every child needs a role model"
  • a representative form or pattern
  • a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
  • the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
  • A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
  • A person, usually an attractive male or female, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
  • A representation of a physical object.
  • A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
  • A style, type, or design.
  • The structural design of a complex system.
  • A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
  • An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
  • An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
  • An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
  • Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
  • In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Verb

Verb Forms: modeled, modeling, models, modelled, modelling

  • To form or plan something according to a pattern.
  • plan or create according to a model or models
  • form in clay, wax, etc
    • "model a head with clay"
  • assume a posture as for artistic purposes
  • display (clothes) as a mannequin
    • "model the latest fashion"
  • create a representation or model of
  • construct a model of
    • "model an airplane"
  • to display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model
  • To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
  • To make a miniature model of.
  • To create from a substance such as clay.
  • To make a model or models.
  • To work as a model in art or fashion.

Adjective Satellite

  • worthy of imitation
    • "model citizens"

Adj

  • Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

Examples

  • British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
  • He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
  • He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
  • He was a model of eloquence and virtue.
  • He would MODEL his game after the grandmasters, carefully placing each tile.
  • Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper. The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.
  • machine learning model
  • Q: What make and model of car do you drive? A: It's a Buick LaCrosse.
  • She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.
  • The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.
  • The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane. The biology teacher passed a large plastic model of the atomic structure of DNA around the classroom.
  • The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
  • The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
  • The team developed a sound business model.
  • They modelled weather patterns using a computer.
  • They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model.
  • They studied Mendelian inheritance in a fruit fly model.
  • They studied plasmid transfer in a mycobacterial model.
  • This year's model features four doors instead of two.
  • we service all makes and models

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

Synonyms

example, exemplar, exemplary, 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, archetype, epitome, icon, ideal, model, model organism, modelise, modelize, paradigm, paragon, quintessence, template

Scrabble Score: 8

model: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
model: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
model: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

model: valid Words With Friends Word