Definition von model

Häufigkeit

model

(mɒdəl )

Wortformen:plural, 3rd person singular present tense models , present participle modelling , past tense, past participle modelled regional note: in AM, use modeling, modeled

1. zählbares Substantiv

A model of an object is a physical representation that shows what it looks like or how it works. The model is often smaller than the object it represents.

...an architect's model of a wooden house. [+ of]

...a working scale model of the whole Bay Area. [+ of]

I made a model out of paper and glue.

Synonyme:representation, image, copy, miniature Weitere Synonyme von model

Model is also an adjective.

I had made a model aeroplane.

...a model railway.

2. zählbares Substantiv

A model is a system that is being used and that people might want to copy in order to achieve similar results.

[formal]

We believe that this is a general model of managerial activity.

He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility. [+ of]

3. zählbares Substantiv

A model of a system or process is a theoretical description that can help you understand how the system or process works, or how it might work.

[technical, formal]

Darwin eventually put forward a model of biological evolution. [+ of]

He proposed a model of stress reaction in the body.

4. Verb

If someone such as a scientist models a system or process, they make an accurate theoretical description of it in order to understand or explain how it works.

[technical, formal]

...the mathematics needed to model a nonlinear system like an atmosphere. [VERB noun]

5. zählbares Substantiv

If you say that someone or something is a model of a particular quality, you are showing approval of them because they have that quality to a large degree.

[approval]

A model of good manners, he has conquered any inward fury. [+ of]

His marriage and family life is a model of propriety.

6. Adjektiv [ADJECTIVE noun]

You use model to express approval of someone when you think that they perform their role or duties extremely well.

[approval]

As a girl she had been a model pupil.

Hospital staff say he is a model patient.

7. Verb

If one thing is modelled on another, the first thing is made so that it is like the second thing in some way.

The quota system was modelled on those operated in America and continental Europe. [be V-ed + on/after]

The program will be modeled after a popular BBC series called 'The Archers'. [be V-ed on/after n]

She asked the author if she had modelled her hero on anybody in particular. [V n + on/after]

Synonyme:base, shape, plan, found Weitere Synonyme von model

8. Verb

If you model yourself on someone, you copy the way that they do things, because you admire them and want to be like them.

There's absolutely nothing wrong in modelling yourself on an older woman. [V pron-refl + on/after]

They will tend to model their behaviour on the teacher's behaviour. [V n + on/after]

9. zählbares Substantiv

A particular model of a machine is a particular version of it.

To keep the cost down, opt for a basic model.

The model number is 1870/285.

brand

Synonyme:version, form, kind, design Weitere Synonyme von model

10. zählbares Substantiv

An artist's model is a person who stays still in a particular position so that the artist can make a picture or sculpture of them.

11. Verb

If someone models for an artist, they stay still in a particular position so that the artist can make a picture or sculpture of them.

Tullio has been modelling for Sandra for eleven years. [VERB + for]

[Also VERB]

12. zählbares Substantiv

A fashion model is a person whose job is to display clothes by wearing them.

...Paris's top photographic fashion model.

13. Verb

If someone models clothes, they display them by wearing them.

I wasn't here to model clothes. [VERB noun]

She began modelling in Paris aged 15. [VERB]

modelling unzählbares Substantiv [oft NOUN noun]

She was being offered a modelling contract.

14. Verb

If you model shapes or figures, you make them out of a substance such as clay or wood.

There she began to model in clay. [VERB]

Sometimes she carved wood and sometimes stone; sometimes she modelled clay. [VERB noun]

The artist modelled an appropriate animal for each voice. [VERB noun]

Synonyme:shape, form, design, fashion Weitere Synonyme von model

15. See also role model

Weitere Synonyme von model

Video: pronunciation of 'model'

Häufigkeit

model in American

(ˈmɑdəl ; mädˈ'l)

Substantiv

a small copy or imitation of an existing object, as a ship, building, etc., made to scale

a preliminary representation of something, serving as the plan from which the final, usually larger, object is to be constructed

archetype (sense 1)

a hypothetical or stylized representation, as of an atom

a generalized, hypothetical description, often based on an analogy, used in analyzing or explaining something

a piece of sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work in bronze, marble, etc. is to be made

a person or thing considered as a standard of excellence to be imitated

a style or design; specif., any of a series of different styles or designs of a particular product

a two-door model, a heavy-duty model, a 1969 model

a person who poses for an artist or photographer

any person or thing serving as a subject for an artist or writer

a person employed to display clothes by wearing them; mannequin

Adjektiv

serving as a model, pattern, or standard of excellence

a model student

representative of others of the same kind, style, etc.

a model home

of or being a small-scale copy of an airplane, ship, etc., esp. one assembled from a kit1 (sense 2) kit1 (sense 2d) as a hobby

Verb transitivWortformen:ˈmodeled or ˈmodelled, ˈmodeling or ˈmodelling

to make a model of

to plan, form, or design after a model

to make conform to a standard of excellence

to model one's behavior on that of one's elders

to shape or form in or as in clay, wax, etc.

10.

to display (a dress, suit, etc.) by wearing

11. Drawing and Painting Etc

to create a three-dimensional image of on a flat surface through the use of color, shading, etc.

Verb intransitiv

12.

to make a model or models

to model in clay

13. US

to serve as a model (sense 4)

SYNONYMY NOTE: model refers to a representation made to be copied or, more generally, to any person or thing to be followed or imitated because of excellence, worth, etc.; , example suggests that which is presented as a sample, or that which sets a precedent for imitation, whether good or bad; a , pattern is a model, guide, plan, etc. to be strictly followed; , paradigm is used generally for a conceptual pattern or model and specifically for a concept or principle held within an intellectual or technical field; , archetype applies to the original pattern serving as the model for all later things of the same kind; , standard refers to something established for use as a rule, authoritative source, or basis of comparison in judging quality, quantity, etc.

Abgeleitete Formen

modeler (ˈmodeler)

Substantiv or ˈmodeller

Wortherkunft von model

Fr modèle < It modello, dim. of modo < L modus, mode

Häufigkeit

model in British

(ˈmɒdəl )

Substantiv

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 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

8. 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

10. 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

VerbWortformen:-els, -elling, -elledWortformen:US -els, -eling or -eled

11.

to make a model of (something or someone)

12.

to form in clay, wax, etc; mould

13.

to display (clothing and accessories) as a mannequin

14.

to plan or create according to a model or models

15.

to arrange studio lighting so that highlights and shadows emphasize the desired features of a human form or an inanimate object

Abgeleitete Formen

modeller (ˈmodeller) or US modeler (ˈmodeler)

Substantiv

Wortherkunft von model

C16: from Old French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus mode

Häufigkeit

model in Automotive Engineering

(mɒdəl)

Wortformen:(regular plural) models

Substantiv

(Automotive engineering: Design and performance)

A particular model of a vehicle is a particular version of it.

The Sport model features leather trim and bucket seats.

This model offers exceptional space and comfort with the maneuverability of much smaller sedans.

The newly developed chassis will be used in future car models.

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