model (ˈmɒdəll
)
Definitions
noun
- a representation, usually on a smaller scale, of a device, structure, etc
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a model train
- a standard to be imitated ⇒
she was my model for good scholarship
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a model wife
- a standard to be imitated ⇒
- a representative form, style, or pattern
- a person who poses for a sculptor, painter, or photographer
- a person who wears clothes to display them to prospective buyers; mannequin
- a preparatory sculpture in clay, wax, etc, from which the finished work is copied
- a design or style, esp one of a series of designs of a particular product ⇒
last year's model
- British
- an original unique article of clothing
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a model coat
- a simplified representation or description of a system or complex entity, esp one designed to facilitate calculations and predictions
- logic
- an interpretation of a formal system under which the theorems derivable in that system are mapped onto truths
- a theory in which a given sentence is true
verb
- to make a model of (something or someone)
- to form in clay, wax, etc; mould
- to display (clothing and accessories) as a mannequin
- to plan or create according to a model or models
- to arrange studio lighting so that highlights and shadows emphasize the desired features of a human form or an inanimate object
Alternative Forms
ˈmodeller ˈmodeler nounWord Origin
C16: from Old French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modusmodeSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
representation,
image,
copy,
miniature,
dummy,
replica,
imitation,
duplicate,
lookalike,
facsimile,
mock-up,
=
pattern,
example,
design,
standard,
type,
original,
ideal,
mould,
norm,
gauge,
prototype,
paradigm,
archetype,
exemplar,
lodestar,
=
paragon,
ideal,
embodiment,
epitome,
perfect example
personification,
acme,
nonpareil,
perfect specimen
beau idéal,
Quotations
"Rules and models destroy genius and art"
Translations
- British English:
model
A model wife or a model teacher, for example, is an excellent wife or an excellent teacher.She is a model pupil.ˈmɒdl ADJECTIVE She is a model pupil.
- Spanish:
modelo
adj
- French:
modèle
adj
- German:
vorbildlich
adj
- Chinese: 模范的 adj
- Arabic: مِثَالِيٌّ adj
- Portuguese: exemplar adj
- Russian: образцовый adj образцовая
- Croatian: uzoran adj uzorna
- Czech: vzorný adj
- Danish: model- adj
- Dutch: model- adj
- Finnish: malli- adj
- Greek: πρότυπος adj πρότυπη
- Italian: esemplare adj
- Japanese: 模範的な no_posp
- Korean: 모범이 되는 adj
- Norwegian: modell- adj
- Polish: modelowy adj modelowa
- Brazilian Portuguese: exemplar adj
- European Spanish:
modelo
adj
- Swedish: exemplarisk adj exemplariskt
- Thai: ทำให้เป็นแบบอย่าง adj
- Turkish: örnek adj
- Vietnamese: mẫu mực adj
- British English:
model
A model is a small copy of something.I made the model house with paper and glue.ˈmɒdl NOUN I made the model house with paper and glue.
- Spanish:
modelo
nm
- French:
modèle
nm
- German:
Modell
nnt
- Chinese: 模型 n
- Arabic: نـَمُوذَجٌ n
- Portuguese: modelo nm
- Russian: модель nf
- Croatian: model nm
- Czech: model nm
- Danish: model nutr
- Dutch: model nnt
- Finnish: malli n
- Greek: μοντέλο nnt
- Italian: modello nm
- Japanese: 模型 n
- Korean: 모형 n
- Norwegian: modell nm
- Polish: model nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: modelo nm
- European Spanish:
modelo
nm
- Swedish: modell nutr
- Thai: นางแบบ n
- Turkish: model n
- Vietnamese: mô hình n
- British English:
model
If one thing is modelled on another, the first thing is made so that it is like the second thing in some way.The training is modelled on medical school curriculums.ˈmɒdl VERB The training is modelled on medical school curriculums.
- Spanish:
modelar
v
- French:
modeler
vt
- German:
modellieren
v
- Chinese: 模仿 v
- Arabic: يَقْتَدِي بِ vt
- Portuguese: modelar v
- Russian: моделировать v
- Croatian: modelirati v
- Czech: vymodelovat v modelovat
- Danish: modellere v
- Dutch: modelleren v
- Finnish: muotoilla v
- Greek: διαπλάθω v
- Italian: modellare v
- Japanese: 模型を作る v
- Korean: 모형을 만들다 v
- Norwegian: forme v
- Polish: umodelować v modelować
- Brazilian Portuguese: modelar v
- European Spanish:
modelar
v
- Swedish: visa v
- Thai: แสดงแบบ v
- Turkish: modelini yapmak v
- Vietnamese: làm mô hình v
Usage examples
For some deranged reason, the only man who came to mind was the current object of Kenny's longing: a male model named Xavier.
, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)Good hubs are a must, and a mid-range model from any major manufacturer will fit the bill.
Cycling Weekly (2004)This will involve a change of attitude among companies by incorporating health and safety into the business model , says Mr Beegan.
Irish Times (2002)Or follow the Chinese model of limiting children for the greater good of society?
Glasgow Herald (2001)The Christian image of the child being born in sin is an example of this model.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)