modeling

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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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.

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.

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, especially 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.

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), 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

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

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World English Dictionary

model (ˈmɒd^əl)

—n
1.	a. a representation, usually on a smaller scale, of a device, structure, etc
	b. (as modifier): a model train
2.	a. a standard to be imitated: she was my model for good scholarship
	b. (as modifier): a model wife
3.	a representative form, style, or pattern
4.	a person who poses for a sculptor, painter, or photographer
5.	a person who wears clothes to display them to prospective buyers; mannequin
6.	a preparatory sculpture in clay, wax, etc, from which the finished work is copied
7.	a design or style, esp one of a series of designs of a particular product: last year's model
8.	(Brit)
	a. an original unique article of clothing
	b. (as modifier): a model coat
9.	a simplified representation or description of a system or complex entity, esp one designed to facilitate calculations and predictions
10.	logic
	a. an interpretation of a formal system under which the theorems derivable in that system are mapped onto truths
	b. a theory in which a given sentence is true

—vb , -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled
11.	to make a model of (something or someone)
12.	to form in clay, wax, etc; mould
13.	to display (clothing and accessories) as a mannequin
14.	to plan or create according to a model or models
15.	to arrange studio lighting so that highlights and shadows emphasize the desired features of a human form or an inanimate object

[C16: from Old French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modusmode]

'modeller

—n

'modeler

—n

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

"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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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.

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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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US spelling of "modelling".
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Example sentences

It funds centers of excellence, large-scale demonstrations, modeling and simulation and bench-top research.

Among his many projects is the mathematical modeling of hand gestures.

We should be aware that modeling is new and interesting, but not necessarily predictive.

Using mathematical modeling, one can try to clarify its features.

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"Analogies between the stage and the screen assume that they deal with the same material. But they don't. The material of the screen is not actual objects but images fixed on the film. And the very fact that they have their being on film endows these images with properties which are never found in actual objects. For instance, on the stage the actor moves in real space and time. He cannot even cross the room without performing a definite number of movements. On the screen an action may be shown only in terminal points with all its intervening moments left out. Similarly, in watching a performance on the stage the spectator is governed by the actual conditions of space and time. Not so in the case of the movie spectator. Thanks to the moving camera he is able to view the scene from all kinds of angles, leaping from a long-distance view to a close-range inspection of every detail. It is obvious that with this extraordinary power of handling space and time—by elimination and emphasis, according to its dramatic needs—the motion picture can never be content with modeling itself after the stage."

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