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Model
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- 1 Worthy of being a model; exemplary. not-comparable
"[...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]"
- 1 worthy of imitation wordnet
- 1 A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
- 1 A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
"Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper."
- 2 the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) wordnet
- 3 A person, usually an attractive male or female, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
- 4 representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) wordnet
- 5 A representation of a physical object.
"The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane."
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- 6 a type of product wordnet
- 7 A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
"machine learning model"
- 8 a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process wordnet
- 9 A style, type, or design.
"we service all makes and models"
- 10 something to be imitated wordnet
- 11 The structural design of a complex system.
"The team developed a sound business model."
- 12 a representative form or pattern wordnet
- 13 A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
"Near-synonym: (person) role model"
- 14 a woman who wears clothes to display fashions wordnet
- 15 An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- 16 a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor wordnet
- 17 An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- 18 someone worthy of imitation wordnet
- 19 An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.
"They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model."
- 20 Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
"Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life."
- 21 In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
- 1 To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model. transitive
"She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate."
- 2 form in clay, wax, etc wordnet
- 3 To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original. transitive
"They modelled weather patterns using a computer."
- 4 construct a model in the likeness of wordnet
- 5 To make a miniature model of. transitive
"He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes."
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- 6 create a representation or simulation of wordnet
- 7 To create from a substance such as clay. transitive
"The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin."
- 8 plan or create according to a model or models wordnet
- 9 To make a model or models. intransitive
- 10 display (clothes) as a mannequin wordnet
- 11 To work as a model in art or fashion. intransitive
"The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood."
- 12 assume a posture as for artistic purposes wordnet
Etymology
From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
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