model
UK /ˈmɒd.l̩/ · US /ˈmɑ.dl̩/ noun, adjective, verb, proper noun
Forms models modeling modelling modeled modelled modell
- noun A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist. “Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.”
- noun A person who wears and showcases clothing, accessories, or cosmetics to promote or display them to an audience. “The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.”
- noun 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.
- noun (adult entertainment) A person who performs or poses in erotic or pornographic media.
- noun A representation of a physical object. “The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.”
- noun A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event. “The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.”
- noun A set of parameters trained on data to perform artificial intelligence tasks such as prediction, classification, or generation. “machine learning model”
- noun A style, type, or design. “we service all makes and models”
- adjective Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
- verb (transitive) 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.”
- verb (transitive) To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original. “They modelled weather patterns using a computer.”
- verb (transitive) To make a miniature model of. “He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.”
- verb (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay. “The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.”
- verb (intransitive) To make a model or models.
- verb (intransitive) To work as a model in art or fashion. “The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.”
- proper noun A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
Synonyms
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Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.
- noun Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine.
- adjective Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.
- verb To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.
Etymology [F. modèle, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L. modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See Mode, and cf. Module.]
Etymology [Cf. F. modeler, It. modellare.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “model”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details