/ˈmɒd.l̩/, [ˈmɒd.ɫ̩], /ˈmɑ.dl̩/
OriginFrom 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.
- A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
“Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.”
“The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.”
- A person, usually an attractive male or female, 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.
- A representation of a physical object.
“The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.”
“The biology teacher passed a large plastic model of the atomic structure of DNA around the classroom.”
“I had my father’s signet in my purse, / Which was the model of that Danish seal.”
- A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
“machine learning model”
“The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.”
“The trouble is, all those well-intentioned scientists who are arguing that we’re not in any imminent danger are basing their arguments on computer models. I’m basing mine on what’s actually happening.”
- A style, type, or design.
“we service all makes and models”
“He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.”
“This year’s model features four doors instead of two.”
- The structural design of a complex system.
“The team developed a sound business model.”
- A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
“Near-synonym: (person) role model”
“He was a model of eloquence and virtue.”
“British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.”
- An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
“They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model.”
“They studied Mendelian inheritance in a fruit fly model.”
“They studied plasmid transfer in a mycobacterial model.”
- Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
“Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life.”
- In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
- not-comparableWorthy of being a model; exemplary.
“[...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]”
“Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.”
“[...] and we press with special severity on one small country whose agriculture is as model as is her way of rural life.”
- transitiveTo 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.”
- transitiveTo devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
“They modelled weather patterns using a computer.”
“What passenger growth might be achieved by this can be modelled, but experience shows that in the post-COVID environment, accurate modelling is exceptionally difficult.”
- transitiveTo make a miniature model of.
“He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.”
- transitiveTo create from a substance such as clay.
“The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.”
- intransitiveTo make a model or models.
- intransitiveTo work as a model in art or fashion.
“The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.”
- A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
Formsmodels(plural) · modell(alternative) · models(present, singular, third-person) · modeling(US, participle, present) · modelling(UK, participle, present) · modeled(US, participle, past) · modeled(US, past) · modelled(UK, participle, past) · modelled(UK, past)