Definition of model
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: a usually miniature representation of something
a plastic model of the human heart
also
: a pattern of something to be made
2a
: a type or design of product (such as a car)
offers eight new models for next year, including a completely restyled convertible
b
: a type or design of clothing
girls, self-conscious in their Paris models— Paul Bowles
3
: a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs
also
: a computer simulation (see simulation sense 3a) based on such a system
climate models
4
: archetype
5
: an example for imitation or emulation
his written addresses are models of clearness, logical order, and style— A. B. Noble
6
: one who is employed to display clothes or other merchandise
has appeared as a model in ads for swimsuits
7
: a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist
especially
: one who poses for an artist
His wife served as the model for many of his paintings.
8
: version sense 2
an experimental model of a bionic arm
9
: a description or analogy used to help visualize something (such as an atom) that cannot be directly observed
10
: structural design
a home on the model of an old farmhouse
11
: an organism whose appearance a mimic imitates
12
: animal model
14
obsolete
: a set of plans for a building
model
verbDefinition of model (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to construct or fashion in imitation of a particular model
modeled its constitution on that of the U.S.
2a
: to shape or fashion in a plastic material
modeling figures from clay
b
: to produce a representation or simulation (see simulation sense 3a) of
using a computer to model a problem
3
: to display by wearing, using, or posing with
modeled gowns
4
: to plan or form after a pattern : shape
legislative institutions primarily modeled on the English pattern
5
archaic
: to make into an organization (such as an army, government, or parish)
1
: to work or act as a fashion or art model
Each contestant modeled in front of the judges.
2
: to design or imitate forms : make a pattern
The students are modeling in clay.
model
adjectiveDefinition of model (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: serving as or capable of serving as a pattern
a model student
2
: being a usually miniature representation of something
a model airplane
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The first known use of model was in 1570
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