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To model is to create a representation or copy of something, often on a smaller scale, or to base your method of behavior on another person or procedure.

(verb)

An example of model is when you build a small scale airplane.
An example of model is when you copy your older sibling's behavior.

The definition of a model is a specific design of a product or a person who displays clothes, poses for an artist.

(noun)

An example of a model is a hatch back version of a car.
An example of a model is a woman who wears a designer's clothes to show them to potential buyers at a fashion show.

See model in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a small copy or imitation of an existing object, as a ship, building, etc., made to scale
2. a preliminary representation of something, serving as the plan from which the final, usually larger, object is to be constructed
3. archetype (sense )
4. a hypothetical or stylized representation, as of an atom
5. a generalized, hypothetical description, often based on an analogy, used in analyzing or explaining something
6. 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
1. a person who poses for an artist or photographer
2. any person or thing serving as a subject for an artist or writer
3. a person employed to display clothes by wearing them; mannequin

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

adjective

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 kit () as a hobby

transitive verb modeled or modelled, modeling or modelling

1. to make a model of
2. to plan, form, or design after a model
3. 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.
to display (a dress, suit, etc.) by wearing
Drawing, Painting, etc. to create a three-dimensional image of on a flat surface through the use of color, shading, etc.

intransitive verb

to make a model or models: to model in clay
☆ to serve as a model (sense )

Related Forms:

modeler noun or modeller

See model in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
a. 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.
b. Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product: a test model of a solar-powered vehicle.
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.
A style or design of an item: My car is last year's model.
One serving as an example to be imitated or compared: a model of decorum. See Synonyms at ideal.
One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.
A person employed to display merchandise, such as clothing or cosmetics.
Zoology An animal whose appearance is copied by a mimic.

verb mod·eled also mod·elled, mod·el·ing also mod·el·ling, mod·els also mod·els

verb, transitive

To make or construct a model of.
To plan, construct, or fashion according to a model.
To make conform to a chosen standard: He modeled his manners on his father's.
a. To make by shaping a plastic substance: modeled a bust from clay.
b. To form (clay, for example) into a shape.
To display by wearing or posing.
In painting, drawing, and photography, to give a three-dimensional appearance to, as by shading or highlighting.

verb, intransitive