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noun

the act, art, or profession of a person who models.

the process of producing sculptured form with some plastic material, as clay.

the technique of rendering the illusion of volume on a two-dimensional surface by shading.

the treatment of volume, as the turning of a form, in sculpture.

the representation, often mathematical, of a process, concept, or operation of a system, often implemented by a computer program.

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Also called imitation. Psychology. therapy in which a particular behavior is elicited by the observation of similar behavior in others.

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Also, especially British, mod·el·ling.

Origin:
1575–85; model + -ing¹

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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At one point in the book, you admit to almost being sucked into modeling and abandoning your graduate studies.

Candidates may use field, and/or experimental studies, and/or modeling.

At any rate, the modeling strongly suggests that a tax would be much more efficient than the present arrangements.

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At one point in the book, you admit to almost being sucked into modeling and abandoning your graduate studies.

Candidates may use field, and/or experimental studies, and/or modeling.

At any rate, the modeling strongly suggests that a tax would be much more efficient than the present arrangements.

Modeling the use of maps in and out of school can help students to recognize the value of maps and gain confidence with them.

Modeling is a process that begins with human perception.

Her dress caused a stir when the press glimpsed a photograph of her modeling it days before the ball.

Sugru is a brand new modeling clay that has me absurdly excited.

Some modeling sites have already attracted the attention of law enforcement.

Experience in enrollment management modeling or a related field is preferred.

Discoveries made with theoretical modeling lead scientists to look for supporting physical evidence.

Concerns have also focused on the integrity of the mathematical modeling techniques that make derivatives trading possible.

Climate modeling is one area that is ripe for a boost.

Many modeling agencies provide housing for young, aspiring models while they work to establish their careers.

Photographers who ask for smiles are modeling themselves on painters.

They don't feel comfortable making policy recommendations without solid modeling to back it up.

They can make it realistic, perhaps modeling it after the magazine cover, or whimsical and colorful.

Economists certainly have made attempts at modeling the effect of resources renewable and non-renewable.

Their minds probably won't be changed, by adding a little more rigor to the modeling process.

Unlike fashion modeling, modeling for artists can be a lifelong career.

We should not be pressed into drastic action on the basis of climate modeling results, certainly not as it stands at this time.

By modeling other areas of the brain, they hope to eventually build a computer-based model of the entire brain.

Mathematical modeling shows viability of a motorcycle that could run on compressed air.

Scientists use advanced computer modeling to discover three supergiant stars that dwarf the sun.

Which brings up the problem that agent based modeling will face.

But modeling such complex behavior in realistic detail is a task far too daunting for today's technology.

The open-source software movement has finally met the world of biological modeling.

It's the short term where the modeling becomes impossible in the chaos.

When modeling climate, scientists must account for a large number of variables.

Santos is programmed with extensive modeling data, the result of research on the human body.

Because in order to judge that, you would have to have a graduate-level understanding of statistical modeling.

The authors' earlier modeling attempts offered the first glimpses of the molecular cloud collapsing.

Scheiber points out, his modeling may be off because this recession doesn't fit the past well.

No financial modeling complex or simple could have predicted nor prevented the financial meltdown.

The modeling of the process is much easier to perform.

Specifically, the modeling of how children learn number.

The book is about statistical modeling and the first example is a model of wine quality.

California, says the paper has implications far beyond treating and modeling eye diseases.

Ask each group to use narrow trays or to construct troughs in dense modeling clay to simulate stream channels.

And an even better time to cut back on modeling fees.

The mothers modeling clothes on the motherwear site are all nursing their children.

Scientists are now using computer modeling and a better understanding of living animals to bring dinosaurs back to life.

In hopes of better modeling salinity and currents, oceanographers have adopted a new international standard for gauging seawater.

Computer modeling and simulation have changed research in various fields.

Today's parents didn't do this with their parents, so there's a lack of modeling behavior there.

His research focuses on modeling the technical and economic performance of power systems with large shares of renewable energy.

Frank suggests the modeling approach as somethign new in education.

Hearst-Shaw sees herself as a modeling success in her own right.

He is performing computer modeling to optimize the.

The next challenge is to add complexity to the system, so that the modeling software can incorporate more factors.

High- tech scans and computer modeling have offered scientists a noninvasive glimpse inside the delicate.

New computer modeling suggests that the tire rubber forms a seal with the liquid on the road, resulting in a loss of friction.

Clear, plastic retainers created with three-dimensional modeling may spell an end to the proverbial metal mouth.

Students may need modeling to complete chart examples.

Climate modeling results published today in the journal.

Performs moderately complex to complex data modeling and database design with small amount of oversight.

Our ability to design new objects may be accelerating, but our skill at modeling their long-term risks cannot keep pace.

Grilli is working at the forefront of the newest wave in tsunami research: computer modeling and simulations.

And aerosols have other environmental impacts, which this modeling study did not examine.

Understands impact of data modeling decision on system performance and resource usage.

The model is planning on starting an organization to regulate the modeling industry.

It's a whole article about modeling and predicting diseases without mentioning the geospatial modeling aspect.

Here is a man who has taken balloon modeling into the realm of sci-fi.

Computer modeling by scientists suggests that the habitats of three trout species will shrink significantly to overwhelmingly.

Bautista also highlights physical modeling in games as a potential application for multi-core processors.

Explain to students what should be included on each page while modeling the process.

On the modeling front, the project does not only build on advances in traffic modeling.

Computer modeling is not a science and results from should not be used to purposefully frighten policy makers or citizens.

My background is actually in applied math and biology, so a lot of my interests are in modeling as well.

For instance, some people may support computer modeling but have concerns with something deployed in the real world.

Which are pretty much stuffed to the gills wit modeling and subsequent judgement calls etc across disciplines.

By modeling its structure, articulating the architectural principles that have fueled its phenomenal.

Zhang posits that motor neuron modeling systems in the laboratory could be used as proxies to screen potential new drugs.

Other shows support preschoolers' learning by accounting for their attention spans and modeling behaviors for them to emulate.

Alternatives are emerging, including ones that rely on computer modeling and isolated cells.

Climate science in particular has made use of computer modeling to predict the future condition of the planet.

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noun

a standard or example for imitation or comparison.

a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.

an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material.

a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.

a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.

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a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.

a style or design of a particular product: His car is last year's model.

a pattern or mode of structure or formation.

a typical form or style.

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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.

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Zoology. an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another.

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adjective

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serving as an example or model: a model home open to prospective buyers.

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worthy to serve as a model; exemplary: a model student.

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being a small or miniature version of something: He enjoyed building model ships.

verb (used with object)

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to form or plan according to a model.

16.

to give shape or form to; fashion.

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to make a miniature model of.

18.

to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.

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to simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer.

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to display to other persons or to prospective customers, especially by wearing: to model dresses.

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to use or include as an element in a larger construct: to model new data into the forecast.

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verb (used without object)

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to make models.

23.

to produce designs in some plastic material.

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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

Related forms

mod·el·er; especially British, mod·el·ler, noun

pre·mod·el, verb (used without object), -eled, -el·ing or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling.

un·mod·eled, adjective

un·mod·elled, adjective

Synonyms
1. paragon; prototype, archetype, mold, original. See ideal. 16. design.

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World English Dictionary

modelling or (US) modeling (ˈmɒd^əlɪŋ)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of making a model
2.	the practice or occupation of a person who models clothes
3.	a technique in psychotherapy in which the therapist encourages the patient to model his behaviour on his own

modeling or (US) modeling

—n

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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

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"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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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

modeling mod·el·ing (mŏd'l-ĭng)
n.

The acquisition of a new skill by observing and imitating that behavior being performed by another individual.
In behavior modification, a treatment procedure in which the therapist models the target behavior which the learner is to imitate.
A continuous process by which a bone is altered in size and shape during its growth by resorption and formation of bone at different sites and rates.

American Heritage

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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US spelling of "modelling".
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