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1. | [ noun ] a simplified description of a complex entity or process | |
Synonyms: | framework theoretical_account | |
Examples: | "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" |
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Related terms: | hypothesis Ptolemaic_system Copernican_system analogy stochastic_process mean_sun | |
2. | [ noun ] a type of product | |
Examples: | "his car was an old model" |
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Related terms: | kind | |
3. | [ noun ] (work) a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor | |
Synonyms: | poser | |
Examples: | "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" |
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Related terms: | assistant photographer's_model dressmaker's_model artist's_model | |
4. | [ noun ] a representation of something (usually on a smaller scale) | |
Synonyms: | simulation | |
Related terms: | representation representation figure simulation roughcast mock-up planetarium restoration globe | |
5. | [ noun ] something to be imitated | |
Synonyms: | example good_example exemplar | |
Examples: | "an exemplar of success" "a model of clarity" "he is the very model of a modern major general" |
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Related terms: | ideal beauty pattern prodigy pacemaker exemplify | |
6. | [ adjective ] worthy of imitation | |
Synonyms: | exemplary | |
Examples: | "exemplary behavior" "model citizens" |
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Related terms: | worthy | |
7. | [ verb ] form in clay, wax, etc | |
Synonyms: | mold mould | |
Examples: | "model a head with clay" |
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Related terms: | shape art mold cast mold modeling | |
8. | [ noun ] someone worthy of imitation | |
Synonyms: | role_model | |
Examples: | "every child needs a role model" |
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Related terms: | leader ideal trend-setter | |
9. | [ verb ] plan or create according to a model or models | |
Synonyms: | pattern | |
Related terms: | imitate imitate scale sovietize pattern modeler | |
10. | [ noun ] a representative form or pattern | |
Synonyms: | example | |
Examples: | "I profited from his example" |
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Related terms: | representation prototype original microcosm template type_specimen lodestar prefiguration exemplify | |
11. | [ verb ] create a representation or model of | |
Synonyms: | simulate | |
Examples: | "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" |
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Related terms: | re-create analogy | |
12. | [ adjective ] of the nature of or undergoing an experiment | |
Synonyms: | pilot test experimental trial | |
Examples: | "an experimental drug" "a pilot project" "a test run" "a trial separation" |
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Related terms: | empirical | |
13. | [ verb ] construct a model of | |
Synonyms: | mock_up | |
Examples: | "model an airplane" |
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Related terms: | represent modeler | |
14. | [ verb ] enact or perform again | |
Synonyms: | reenact simulate | |
Examples: | "They reenacted the battle of Princeton" |
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Related terms: | re-create | |
15. | [ verb ] assume a posture as for artistic purposes | |
Synonyms: | pose sit posture | |
Examples: | "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" |
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Related terms: | expose ramp art sitting pose | |
16. | [ verb ] display as a mannequin | |
Examples: | "model the latest fashion" |
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Related terms: | expose manikin | |
17. | [ noun ] (work) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | |
Synonyms: | mannequin mannikin manakin fashion_model manikin | |
Examples: | "she was too fat to be a mannequin" |
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Related terms: | assistant supermodel | |
18. | [ noun ] representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) | |
Synonyms: | modeling modelling | |
Related terms: | representation representation figure simulation roughcast mock-up planetarium globe | |
Similar spelling: |
motel Motl moodily modal mottle motley motile module |