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mod⋅el⋅ing
[mod-l-ing]
–noun
| 1. | the act, art, or profession of a person who models. |
| 2. | the process of producing sculptured form with some plastic material, as clay. |
| 3. | the technique of rendering the illusion of volume on a two-dimensional surface by shading. |
| 4. | the treatment of volume, as the turning of a form, in sculpture. |
| 5. | the representation, often mathematical, of a process, concept, or operation of a system, often implemented by a computer program. |
| 6. | Also called imitation. Psychology. therapy in which a particular behavior is elicited by the observation of similar behavior in others. |
mod⋅el
[mod-l]
noun, adjective, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British
) -elled, -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. | a 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. | Zoology. 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. |
–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. | to 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, esp. by wearing: to model dresses. |
| 21. | to 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. |
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mod·el (mŏd'l) n.
v. tr.
[French modèle, from Italian modello, diminutive of modo, form, from Latin modus, measure, standard; see med- in Indo-European roots.] mod'el·er n. |
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Modeling
Mod"el*ing\, n. (Fine Arts) The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form. [Written also modelling.] Modeling plane, a small plane for planing rounded objects. Modeling wax, beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.
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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.
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modeling spelling
US spelling of "modelling".
(1999-12-10)
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