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   mod·el

   /ˈmäd(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. 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" Similar replicacopyrepresentationmock-updummyimitationdoubleduplicatelookalikereproductiontoyminiaturefacsimilereplicatoyminiaturemock-updummyimitationduplicatelookalikereproductionfacsimileartificialfakemake-believeshamfalsespuriousboguscounterfeitinformal:pretendphoney
   • ▪ (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" Similar replicacopyrepresentationmock-updummyimitationdoubleduplicatelookalikereproductiontoyminiaturefacsimile
   • 2. a system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate: "the law became a model for dozens of laws banning nondegradable plastic products" Similar prototypestereotypearchetypetypeversionstylemoldtemplateframeworkpatterndesignguideblueprintparadigmsampleexampleexemplarprototypicalprototypalarchetypalillustrative
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as an excellent example of a specified quality: "as she grew older, she became a model of self-control" Similar idealparagonperfect examplespecimenperfect specimenpersonificationembodimentperfectionacmethe epitomebeau idéalnonpareilcrème de la crèmeinformal:pick of the bunchidealperfectexemplaryclassicflawlessfaultlessconsummateimpeccableOpposite deficientimperfect
   • ▪ an actual person or place on which a specified fictional character or location is based: "the author denied that Marilyn was the model for his tragic heroine"
   • 3. 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" Similar prototypestereotypearchetypetypeversionstylemoldtemplateframeworkpatterndesignguideblueprintparadigmsampleexampleexemplar
   • 4. a person employed to display clothes by wearing them: "a fashion model" Similar fashion modelsupermodelmannequininformal:clothes horse
   • ▪ a person employed to pose for an artist, photographer, or sculptor: "an artist's model" Similar sitterposersubjectartist's modelphotographic model
   • 5. a particular design or version of a product: "trading your car in for a newer model" Similar versiontypedesignmarkconfigurationvarietykindsort

   verb

   • 1. 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 modeled in softer, riper forms"
   • 2. use (a system, procedure, etc.) as an example to follow or imitate: "the research method will be modeled on previous work"
   • ▪ take (someone admired or respected) as an example to copy: "he models himself on rock legend Elvis Presley"
   • 3. devise a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of (a system or process) to assist calculations and predictions: "a computer program that can model how smoke behaves"
   • 4. display (clothes) by wearing them: "the clothes were modeled by celebrities"
   • ▪ work as a model by displaying clothes or posing for an artist, photographer, or sculptor: "he's been modeling for just two weeks"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a set of plans of a building): from French modelle, from Italian modello, from an alteration of Latin modulus (see modulus).

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