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mod·el
[mod-l] noun, adjective, verb, mod·eled, mod·el·ing or (especially British) mod·elled, mod·el·ling. noun
1.
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
2.
a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
3.
an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material.
4.
a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.
5.
EXPANDa person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.
6.
a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.
7.
a style or design of a particular product: His car is last year's model.
8.
a pattern or mode of structure or formation.
9.
a typical form or style.
10.
a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon, as in the sciences or economics, with any hypotheses required to describe the system or explain the phenomenon, often mathematically.
11.
COLLAPSEZoology. an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another.
adjective
12.
serving as an example or model: a model home open to prospective buyers.
13.
worthy to serve as a model; exemplary: a model student.
14.
being a small or miniature version of something: He enjoyed building model ships.
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Model
is always a great word to know.
So is amphibian. Does it mean:
| phylum comprised of chordates |
| cold-blooded vertebrate comprised of frogs and toads, newts and salamanders and caecilians |
verb (used with object)
15.
to form or plan according to a model.
16.
to give shape or form to; fashion.
17.
to make a miniature model of.
18.
to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.
19.
EXPANDto simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer.
20.
to display to other persons or to prospective customers, especially by wearing: to model dresses.
21.
COLLAPSEto use or include as an element in a larger construct: to model new data into the forecast.
verb (used without object)
22.
to make models.
23.
to produce designs in some plastic material.
24.
to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress.
25.
to serve or be employed as a model.
Origin:
1565–75; earlier modell < Middle French modelle < Italian modello < Vulgar Latin *modellus, equivalent to Latin mod(ulus) (see module) + -ellus -elle
1565–75; earlier modell < Middle French modelle < Italian modello < Vulgar Latin *modellus, equivalent to Latin mod(ulus) (see module) + -ellus -elle
Related forms
mod·el·er; especially British, mod·el·ler, noun
pre·mod·el, verb (used without object), pre·mod·eled, pre·mod·el·ing or (especially British) pre·mod·elled, pre·mod·el·ling.
un·mod·eled, adjective
un·mod·elled, adjective
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Word Origin & History
model
1570s, "architect's set of designs," from M.Fr. modelle (Fr. modèle), from It. modello "a model, mold," from V.L. *modellus, dim. of L. modulus "measure, standard," dim. of modus "manner, measure" (see mode (1)). Sense of "thing or person to be imitated" is 1630s. Meaning
EXPAND"motor vehicle of a particular design" is from 1900 (e.g. Model T, 1909). Sense of "artist's model" is first recorded 1691; that of "fashion model" is from 1904. The verb is 1665 in the sense of "fashion in clay or wax;" 1915 in the sense "to act as a model, to display (clothes)." Related: Modeled; modeling; modelled; modelling. The adj. is 1844, from the noun.
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Science Dictionary
| model (mŏd'l) Pronunciation Key
A systematic description of an object or phenomenon that shares important characteristics with the object or phenomenon. Scientific models can be material, visual, mathematical, or computational and are often used in the construction of scientific theories. See also hypothesis, theory. |
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Computing Dictionary
MODEL definition
languageA Pascal-like language with extensions for large-scale system programming and interface with Fortran applications. MODEL includes generic procedures, and a "static" macro-like approach to data abstraction. It produces P-code and was used to implement the DEMOS operating system on the Cray-1.
["A Manual for the MODEL Programming Language", J.B. Morris, Los Alamos 1976].
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model definition
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Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling".
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