model

UK /ˈmɒd.l̩/ US /ˈmɑ.dl̩/
noun 5verb 5adj 1name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

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.

2

A person, usually attractive, 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.

3

A representation of a physical object.

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.

4

A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.

machine learning model

The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.

5

A style, type, or design.

we service all makes and models

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

adj

1

Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

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

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

verb

1

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.

She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.

2

To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.

They modelled weather patterns using a computer.

What passenger growth might be achieved by this can be modelled, but experience shows that in the post-COVID environment, accurate modelling is exceptionally difficult.

3

To make a miniature model of.

He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.

4

To create from a substance such as clay.

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

5

To make a model or models.

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