Model Definition

mŏdl
modeled, modeling, modelled, modelling, models
noun
models
A small copy or imitation of an existing object, as a ship, building, etc., made to scale.
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A preliminary representation of something, serving as the plan from which the final, usually larger, object is to be constructed.
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A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made.
A clay model ready for casting.
American Heritage
Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product.
A test model of a solar-powered vehicle.
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adjective
Serving as a model, pattern, or standard of excellence.
A model student.
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Representative of others of the same kind, style, etc.
A model home.
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Worthy of imitation.
A model child.
American Heritage

Of or being a small-scale copy of an airplane, ship, etc., esp. one assembled from a kit as a hobby.

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verb
modeled, modeling, modelled, modelling, models
To make a model or models.
To model in clay.
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To serve as a model.

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To plan, form, or design after a model.
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To make conform to a standard of excellence.
To model one's behavior on that of one's elders.
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To make a model of.
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Other Word Forms of Model

Noun

Singular:
model
Plural:
models

Origin of Model

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • French modèle from Italian modello diminutive of modo form from Latin modus measure, standard med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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