[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

model \mod"el\, n. f. mod`ele, it. modello, fr. assumed l.
   modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. see
   mode, and cf. module.
   1. a miniature representation of a thing, with the several
      parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the
      same size; as, a frac1x100 scale model of the b-52
      bomber.
      1913 webster

            in charts, in maps, and eke in models made.
                                                  --gascoigne.
      1913 webster

            i had my father's signet in my purse,
            which was the model of that danish seal. --shak.
      1913 webster

            you have the models of several ancient temples,
            though the temples and the gods are perished.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a
      pattern of something to be made; a material representation
      or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan;
      as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of
      a machine.
      1913 webster

            the application for a patent must be accompanied
            by a full description of the invention, with
            drawings and a model where the case admits of it.
                                                  --am. cyc.
      1913 webster

            when we mean to build
            we first survey the plot, then draw the model.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for
      imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the
      american constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or
      behavior.
      1913 webster

   4. that by which a thing is to be measured; standard.
      1913 webster

            he that despairs measures providence by his own
            little, contracted model.             --south.
      1913 webster

   5. any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
      1913 webster

            thou seest thy wretched brother die,
            who was the model of thy father's life. --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. a person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the
      artist used his daughter as a model for an indian maiden.
      1913 webster +pjc

   7. a person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose
      of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for
      the same purpose; a mannequin1; as, a fashion model.

   syn: mannequin1.
        pjc

              a professional model.               --h. james.
        1913 webster

   8. a particular version or design of an object that is made
      in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the honda
      accord; the latest model of the hp laserjet printer. for
      many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as
      part of the

   model number.

   syn: modification2.
        pjc

   9. an abstract and often simplified conceptual representation
      of the workings of a system of objects in the real world,
      which often includes mathematical or logical objects and
      relations representing the objects and relations in the
      real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of
      explaining the workings of the system or predicting its
      behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the
      administration's model of the united states economy
      predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years;
      different models of the universe assume different values
      for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure
      have grown progressively more complex in the past century.
      pjc

   working model, a model of a machine which can do on a small
      scale the work which the machine itself does, or is
      expected to do.
      1913 webster
see also:
mode module model number working model 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

model \mod"el\, v. i. fine arts
   to make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as,
   to model in wax.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

model \mod"el\, a.
   suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model
   house; a model husband.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

model \mod"el\, v. t. imp.  p. p. modeledor modelled; p.
   pr.  vb. n. modeling or modelling. cf. f. modeler, it.
   modellare.
   to plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a
   model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to
   model a house or a government; to model an edifice according
   to the plan delineated.
   1913 webster
see also:
modeled modelled modeling modelling 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

model
     adj : worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
           syn: exemplary, modela
     n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process;
          "the computer program was based on a model of the
          circulatory and respiratory systems" syn: theoretical
          account, framework
     2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
     3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or
        sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so
        the artist worked from photos" syn: poser
     4: representation of something sometimes on a smaller scale
        syn: simulation
     5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model
        of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major
        general" syn: exemplar, example, good example
     6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role
        model" syn: role model
     7: a representative form or pattern; "i profited from his
        example" syn: example
     8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
        fat to be a mannequin" syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin,
         manakin, fashion model
     9: the act of representing something usually on a smaller
        scale syn: modelling, modeling
     v 1: plan or create according to a model or models syn: pattern
     2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" syn: mold,
         mould
     3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "we don't know
        the woman who posed for leonardo so often" syn: pose, sit,
         posture
     4: display clothes as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
     5: create a representation or model of; "the pilots are trained
        in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" syn: simulate
     6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" syn: mock up
     also: modelling, modelled
see also:
exemplary modela theoretical account framework poser simulation 
exemplar example good example role model mannequin 
manikin mannikin manakin fashion model modelling 
modeling pattern mold mould pose 
sit posture simulate mock up modelled 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

328 moby thesaurus words for "model":
   geistesgeschichte, hegelian idea, kantian idea, miss america,
   platonic form, platonic idea, admirable, aesthetic form,
   apotheosis, archetypal, archetype, archetypical, arrangement,
   art form, assemble, barometer, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut,
   beauty, beauty contest winner, beauty queen, belle,
   beyond all praise, block out, brand, build, bunny, burlesque, bust,
   canon, canon form, carve, carving, cast, charmer, chase, check,
   chisel, classic, classical, clone, commendable, companion,
   complex idea, configuration, conformation, consummate, copy,
   copy after, counterpart, cover girl, cream, create, creditable,
   criterion, cut, dazzler, dead ringer, degree, deserving, design,
   developed, display, ditto, doll, dolly, double, dream, dummy, dupe,
   duplicate, duplication, effigy, efform, emblem, embodiment,
   emulate, enchantress, engrave, epitome, estimable, eternal object,
   eternal universal, exact likeness, example, exemplar, exemplary,
   expert, fabricate, facsimile, fantoccini, fashion, fellow,
   figuration, figure, figurehead, figurine, finished, fix, flawless,
   follow, follow like sheep, follow suit, forge, form, formal cause,
   formalize, format, formation, found, frame, fugue form,
   fully developed, gauge, genre, gingerbread man, good example,
   graduated scale, grave, great beauty, hew, highest category,
   history of ideas, icon, ideal, idealism, ideate, ideatum,
   idee-force, idol, image, imitate, imitation, impression,
   indefectible, inimitable, innate idea, inner form, innovation,
   insculpture, kind, knead, knock out, knockoff, knockout, lady fair,
   laudable, lay figure, lay out, layout, lick into shape, lied form,
   likeness, living image, living picture, looker, make, makeup,
   man of men, man of straw, manikin, mannequin, marionette, mark,
   masterful, masterly, match, mate, matrix, mature, matured, measure,
   meritorious, miniature, mint, mirror, mirroring, mock-up, modality,
   mode, model after, mold, monument, mould, ne plus ultra,
   new departure, nonesuch, nonpareil, noosphere, norm, noumenon,
   original, paradigm, paradigmatic, paragon, parameter, paraphrase,
   parody, pattern, pattern after, peach, percept, perfect, perfected,
   photograph, picture, pilot model, pinup, pinup girl,
   pocket edition, polished, portrait, portrait bust, poser,
   praiseworthy, precedential, primary form, produce, proficient,
   prototypal, prototype, puppet, pussycat, quadruplicate, quantity,
   quintessence, quintessential, raving beauty, reading, readout,
   refined, reflection, regulative first principle, reigning beauty,
   repetition, replica, replication, representation, representative,
   reproduction, resemblance, ripe, ripened, rondo form, rough out,
   roughcast, roughhew, rubbing, rule, scale, scarecrow, sculp,
   sculpt, sculpture, semblance, set, sex kitten, shadow, shape,
   shining example, show off, significant form, similitude,
   simple idea, simulacrum, sitter, slick chick, snowman, solder,
   sonata allegro, sonata form, sort, spit and image, spitting image,
   sport, stamp, standard, statuary, statue, statuette, structure,
   stunner, style, subject, subsistent form, symbol, symphonic form,
   tailor, take after, test, the absolute, the absolute idea,
   the self-determined, the realized ideal, thermoform, toccata form,
   touchstone, trace, tracing, transcendent idea,
   transcendent nonempirical concept, transcendent universal,
   travesty, triplicate, turn, twin, type, typical, unexceptionable,
   universal, universal concept, universal essence, value, variety,
   version, very, very image, very picture, wax figure, waxwork, wear,
   weld, well-deserving, wood carving, work, worthy, yardstick

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

model
     
         a pascal-like language with extensions for
        large-scale system programming and interface with fortran
        applications.  model includes generic procedures, and a
        "static" macro-like approach to data abstraction.  it
        produces p-code and was used to implement the demos
        operating system on the cray-1.
     
        "a manual for the model programming language", j.b. morris,
        los alamos 1976.
     
        1996-05-29
     
     
see also:
pascal fortran generic procedures macro data abstraction p-code 
demos operating system cray-1 

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

model
     
         a description of observed behaviour, simplified
        by ignoring certain details.  models allow complex systems
        to be understood and their behaviour predicted within the scope
        of the model, but may give incorrect descriptions and
        predictions for situations outside the realm of their intended
        use.  a model may be used as the basis for simulation.
     
        note: british spelling: "modelling", us: "modeling".
     
        1996-05-29
     
     
see also:
systems simulation 

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