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mock-up Definition

mock·-up (mäk′up′)

noun

a scale model, usually a full-sized replica, of a structure or apparatus used for instructional or experimental purposes

Etymology: altered (< mock & up) < Fr maquette, a sketch, mock-up < maquiller, to pretend, orig. a cant term, to work < dial. makier, to make, do < MDu maken, akin to make

mock-up Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: Subject to approval they would be transformed into a scale model, then into a full size mock-up built onto a steel chassis.
  • create: The next step is to create page mock-ups, which represent the actual site, by integrating the design sketches with the layout grids.
  • produce: These two were able, from the start, to produce on-screen mock-ups of their ideas.
  • include: Concepts may take several forms, including mock-ups, published experiments or working demos.
  • see: David Bache's ideas were to leave gaps on it, which just looked a bit much when they saw the mock-ups.
  • make: Extensive studies of full-scale mock-ups made at the side resulted in a proposal for the sculpture.

Adjective modifier

  • full-size: The Research Associate worked closely with ESL's technical team to develop a full-size mock-up of the bath for public exhibit.
  • full-scale: Instead, we have a full-scale mock-up of a ship crashing into a town in the Caribbean.
  • wooden: A wooden mock-up was prepared to form the template for this complex support.
  • digital: The release features some significant new enhancements, including full digital mock-up ( DMU ).
  • full: A later version of the full size mock-up dating from early 1976.
  • physical: We have very fast design access reviews using the web portal and thereâs now no need for physical mock-ups.

Modifies a noun

  • model: Use mock-up models to check on the idea feasibility Use of coloring media Use of datum edges.
  • screenshots: This one never made it further than a couple of mock-up C64 screenshots, which is a real shame.
  • testing: Computer modeling and mock-up testing can be used to predict environmental or thermal comfort in buildings.

Noun used with modifier

  • size: A later version of the full size mock-up dating from early 1976.
  • cardboard: Haven't made this yet but we've still got the cardboard mock-up we made for Darren's which seems to fit.
  • studio: Shot almost entirely on location, this story benefits from having real woods, instead of a studio mock-up.
  • page: The next step is to create page mock-ups, which represent the actual site, by integrating the design sketches with the layout grids.
  • scale: Walk through a full scale mock-up of the Space Station and experience the surroundings which are home for the astronauts.