Model

English Meaning

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

1. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
2. A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made: a clay model ready for casting.
3. Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product: a test model of a solar-powered vehicle.
4. A schematic description of a system, theory, or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics: a model of generative grammar; a model of an atom; an economic model.
5. A style or design of an item: My car is last year's model.
6. One serving as an example to be imitated or compared: a model of decorum. See Synonyms at ideal.
7. One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.
8. A person employed to display merchandise, such as clothing or cosmetics.
9. Zoology An animal whose appearance is copied by a mimic.
10. To make or construct a model of.
11. To plan, construct, or fashion according to a model.
12. To make conform to a chosen standard: He modeled his manners on his father's.
13. To make by shaping a plastic substance: modeled a bust from clay.
14. To form (clay, for example) into a shape.
15. To display by wearing or posing.
16. In painting, drawing, and photography, to give a three-dimensional appearance to, as by shading or highlighting.
17. To make a model.
18. To serve or work as a model.
19. Being, serving as, or used as a model.
20. Worthy of imitation: a model child.