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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