- model
- noun1》 a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing, typically on a smaller scale.↘(in sculpture) a figure in clay or wax, to be reproduced in a more durable material.2》 a thing used as an example to follow.↘a person or thing that is an excellent example of a quality: she was a model of self-control.3》 a person employed to display clothes by wearing them.↘a person employed to pose for an artist, sculptor, etc.4》 a particular version of a product.↘a garment or a copy of a garment by a well-known designer.5》 a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.verb (models, modelling, modelled; US models, modeling, modeled)1》 fashion or shape (a figure) in clay, wax, etc.↘Art cause to appear three-dimensional.2》 (model something on/after) use as an example to follow or imitate.3》 display (clothes) by wearing them.↘work as a model.4》 devise a mathematical model of.Derivativesmodeller nounmodelling nounOriginC16: from Fr. modelle, from Ital. modello, alt. of L. modulus (see modulus).
English new terms dictionary. 2014.