- 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 )
- 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, brand of automobile, etc.: 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
Origin of model
French modèle from Italian modello, diminutive of modo from Classical Latin modus, mode- 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 (noun) as a hobby
transitive verb
-·eled or -·elled, -·el·ing or -·el·ling- 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.
- to display (a dress, suit, etc.) by wearing
- in painting, drawing, etc., to create a three-dimensional image of on a flat surface through the use of color, shading, etc.
- to make a model or models: to model in clay
- to serve as a model (sense )
