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mod⋅el⋅ing

  [mod-l-ing]
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–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.
Also, especially British, mod⋅el⋅ling.

Origin:
1575–85; model + -ing 1
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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.
Origin:
1565–75; earlier modell < MF modelle < It modello < VL *modellus, equiv. to L mod(ulus) (see module ) + -ellus -elle

Related forms:
mod⋅el⋅er; especially British, mod⋅el⋅ler, noun

Synonyms:
1. paragon; prototype, archetype, mold, original. See ideal. 16. design.
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mod·el   (mŏd'l)   
n.  
  1. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
    1. A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made: a clay model ready for casting.
    2. Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product: a test model of a solar-powered vehicle.
  3. A schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics: a model of generative grammar; a model of an atom; an economic model.
  4. A style or design of an item: My car is last year's model.
  5. One serving as an example to be imitated or compared: a model of decorum. See Synonyms at ideal.
  6. One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.
  7. A person employed to display merchandise, such as clothing or cosmetics.
  8. Zoology An animal whose appearance is copied by a mimic.
v.   mod·eled also mod·elled, mod·el·ing also mod·el·ling, mod·els also mod·els

v.   tr.
  1. To make or construct a model of.
  2. To plan, construct, or fashion according to a model.
  3. To make conform to a chosen standard: He modeled his manners on his father's.
    1. To make by shaping a plastic substance: modeled a bust from clay.
    2. To form (clay, for example) into a shape.
  5. To display by wearing or posing.
  6. In painting, drawing, and photography, to give a three-dimensional appearance to, as by shading or highlighting.
v.   intr.
  1. To make a model.
  2. To serve or work as a model.
adj.  
  1. Being, serving as, or used as a model.
  2. Worthy of imitation: a model child.

[French modèle, from Italian modello, diminutive of modo, form, from Latin modus, measure, standard; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
mod'el·er n.
mod·el·ing   (mŏd'l-ĭng)   
n.  
  1. The act or art of sculpturing or forming in a pliable material, such as clay or wax.
    1. Representation of depth and solidity in painting, drawing, or photography.
    2. Visual shape and texture of something regarded aesthetically, especially the human face or form.
  3. The act or profession of being a model.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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modeling mod·el·ing (mŏd'l-ĭng)
n.

  1. The acquisition of a new skill by observing and imitating that behavior being performed by another individual.
  2. In behavior modification, a treatment procedure in which the therapist models the target behavior which the learner is to imitate.
  3. 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".
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