model

model

model (third-person singular simple present models, present participle modelling, US modeling, simple past and past participle modelled, US modeled)

1. (transitive) To display 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.

2. (transitive) 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.

3. (transitive) To make a miniature model of.

   He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.

4. (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.

   The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.

5. (intransitive) To make a model or models.
6. (intransitive) To be a model of any kind.

   The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

model (plural models)

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.

2. A miniature representation of a physical object.

   The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.

3. 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.

4. A style, type, or design.

   He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.

5. The structural design of a complex system.

   The team developed a sound business model.

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

   British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.

7. (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
8. A particular style, design, or make of a particular product.

   This years model features four doors instead of two.

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

model (not comparable)

1. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Blackwoods Magazine, volume 289, page 525:

     At our approach the animals made so much noise that the owners of the hut peered round the door to see what was the matter; outwardly rather less model than the farm, there appeared two ancient Basques, emblematically black-bereted, gnarled [...]

   • 1898, John Thorburn, The St. Andrews Society of Ottawa: 1846-1897 : sketch, page 40:

     [...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]

   • 1932, Nora Fugger, James Austin Galaston (translator), The Glory of the Habsburgs: the Memoirs of Princess Fugger, page 35:

     Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.

   • 1934, Charles Ryle Fay, Imperial economy and its place in the formation of economic doctrine, 1600-1932, page 143:

     [...] and we press with special severity on one small country whose agriculture is as model as is her way of rural life.

   • 1956, Stephen Rynne, All Ireland, page 54:

     True, it is an untidy county; the farmhouses are much more model than the farms (when we reach Antrim we shall find that the farms are more model than the farmhouses).

   • 1968, American County Government, volume 33, page 19:

     But not all the exchanges were as model as the sergeant. Some of the exchangees showed a rigidity and reluctance to adapt.

   • 1999, Michael D. Williams, Acquisition for the 21st century: the F-22 Development Program, page 113:

     It is as model as you can get.

   • 2002, Uma Anand Segal, A framework for immigration: Asians in the United States, page 308:

     While Asians have been perceived as the model minority, it is increasingly clear that some Asian groups are more model than are others, and even within these model groups, a division exists [...]

   • 2010, Eleanor Coppola, Notes on a Life, page 140:

     All were neat and well kept which added to the sense that they were more model than real.

	modello
	serving as an example
	worthy of being a model
	person
	miniature
	simplified representation
	style
	praiseworthy example
	structural design
	A representation, usually on a smaller scale, of a device, structure, etc. (Source: CED / LEE)
	A quantitative or mathematical representation or computer simulation which attempts to describe the characteristics or relationships of physical events. (Source: CED / LEE)
	A mathematical or graphical representation of a real-world situation or object. For example, a mathematical model of the distribution of matter in the universe, a spreadsheet (numeric) model of business operations, or a graphical model of a molecule.

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

	modellare
	use as a model
	make a miniature model
	create from a substance

	indossare
	display
	To display an object for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

	modellino
	miniature

	tipo
	Raggruppamento basato su caratteristiche comuni.
	A grouping based on shared characteristics

	esemplare
	worthy of being a model

	presentare
	display

copia

disegno

esempio

fare la modella

fotomodella

indossatore

indossatrice

menabò

plasmare

Altri significati:

type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)

To make a miniature model of.

A miniature representation of a physical object.

Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

(fencing) teacher

Being a small copy of something.

A style, type, or design.

(a) model

Person whose job is to wear clothes in order to present them.

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

be a model

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

To create from a substance such as clay.

being a small copy

The structural design of a complex system.

To be a model.

To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.

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

model (e.g. of a vehicle)

Serving as an example of something.

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