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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Model \Mod"el\, noun [F. mod['e]le, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L. modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Module}.]
1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size; as, a [frac1x100] scale model of the B-52 bomber.
In charts, in maps, and eke in models made. --Gascoigne.
I had my father's signet in my purse, Which was the model of that Danish seal. --Shak.
You have the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished. --Addison.
2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine.
[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a model where the case admits of it. --Am. Cyc.
When we mean to build We first survey the plot, then draw the model. --Shak.
3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.
4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.
He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted model. --South.
5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
Thou seest thy wretched brother die, Who was the model of thy father's life. --Shak.
6. A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden. [1913 Webster +PJC]
7. A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for the same purpose; a mannequin[1]; as, a fashion model.
Syn: mannequin[1]. [PJC]
A professional model. --H. James.
8. A particular version or design of an object that is made in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as part of the
{model number}.
Syn: modification[2]. [PJC]
9. An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation of the workings of a system of objects in the real world, which often includes mathematical or logical objects and relations representing the objects and relations in the real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of explaining the workings of the system or predicting its behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the administration's model of the United States economy predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years; different models of the universe assume different values for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure have grown progressively more complex in the past century. [PJC]
{Working model}, a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or is expected to do.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Model \Mod"el\, adjective Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Model \Mod"el\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {Modelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Modeling} or {Modelling}.] [Cf. F. modeler, It. modellare.] To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Model \Mod"el\, verb (used without an object) (Fine Arts) To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
model
adjective: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" [syn: {exemplary}, {model(a)}]
noun
1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {theoretical account}, {framework}]
2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" [syn: {poser}]
4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {simulation}]
5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {good example}]
6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" [syn: {role model}]
7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: {example}]
8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}]
9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {modelling}, {modeling}]
verb
1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {pattern}]
2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {mold}, {mould}]
3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {pose}, {sit}, {posture}]
4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {simulate}]
6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {mock up}] [also: {modelling}, {modelled}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
328 Moby Thesaurus words for "model": Geistesgeschichte, Hegelian idea, Kantian idea, Miss America, Platonic form, Platonic idea, admirable, aesthetic form, apotheosis, archetypal, archetype, archetypical, arrangement, art form, assemble, barometer, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty, beauty contest winner, beauty queen, belle, beyond all praise, block out, brand, build, bunny, burlesque, bust, canon, canon form, carve, carving, cast, charmer, chase, check, chisel, classic, classical, clone, commendable, companion, complex idea, configuration, conformation, consummate, copy, copy after, counterpart, cover girl, cream, create, creditable, criterion, cut, dazzler, dead ringer, degree, deserving, design, developed, display, ditto, doll, dolly, double, dream, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, effigy, efform, emblem, embodiment, emulate, enchantress, engrave, epitome, estimable, eternal object, eternal universal, exact likeness, example, exemplar, exemplary, expert, fabricate, facsimile, fantoccini, fashion, fellow, figuration, figure, figurehead, figurine, finished, fix, flawless, follow, follow like sheep, follow suit, forge, form, formal cause, formalize, format, formation, found, frame, fugue form, fully developed, gauge, genre, gingerbread man, good example, graduated scale, grave, great beauty, hew, highest category, history of ideas, icon, ideal, idealism, ideate, ideatum, idee-force, idol, image, imitate, imitation, impression, indefectible, inimitable, innate idea, inner form, innovation, insculpture, kind, knead, knock out, knockoff, knockout, lady fair, laudable, lay figure, lay out, layout, lick into shape, lied form, likeness, living image, living picture, looker, make, makeup, man of men, man of straw, manikin, mannequin, marionette, mark, masterful, masterly, match, mate, matrix, mature, matured, measure, meritorious, miniature, mint, mirror, mirroring, mock-up, modality, mode, model after, mold, monument, mould, ne plus ultra, new departure, nonesuch, nonpareil, noosphere, norm, noumenon, original, paradigm, paradigmatic, paragon, parameter, paraphrase, parody, pattern, pattern after, peach, percept, perfect, perfected, photograph, picture, pilot model, pinup, pinup girl, pocket edition, polished, portrait, portrait bust, poser, praiseworthy, precedential, primary form, produce, proficient, prototypal, prototype, puppet, pussycat, quadruplicate, quantity, quintessence, quintessential, raving beauty, reading, readout, refined, reflection, regulative first principle, reigning beauty, repetition, replica, replication, representation, representative, reproduction, resemblance, ripe, ripened, rondo form, rough out, roughcast, roughhew, rubbing, rule, scale, scarecrow, sculp, sculpt, sculpture, semblance, set, sex kitten, shadow, shape, shining example, show off, significant form, similitude, simple idea, simulacrum, sitter, slick chick, snowman, solder, sonata allegro, sonata form, sort, spit and image, spitting image, sport, stamp, standard, statuary, statue, statuette, structure, stunner, style, subject, subsistent form, symbol, symphonic form, tailor, take after, test, the Absolute, the Absolute Idea, the Self-determined, the realized ideal, thermoform, toccata form, touchstone, trace, tracing, transcendent idea, transcendent nonempirical concept, transcendent universal, travesty, triplicate, turn, twin, type, typical, unexceptionable, universal, universal concept, universal essence, value, variety, version, very, very image, very picture, wax figure, waxwork, wear, weld, well-deserving, wood carving, work, worthy, yardstick
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
MODEL A {Pascal}-like language with extensions for large-scale system programming and interface with {Fortran} applications. MODEL includes {generic procedures}, and a "static" {macro}-like approach to {data abstraction}. It produces {P-code} and was used to implement the {DEMOS} {operating system} on the {Cray-1}. ["A Manual for the MODEL Programming Language", J.B. Morris, Los Alamos 1976]. (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
model A description of observed behaviour, simplified by ignoring certain details. Models allow complex {systems} to be understood and their behaviour predicted within the scope of the model, but may give incorrect descriptions and predictions for situations outside the realm of their intended use. A model may be used as the basis for {simulation}. Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling". (1996-05-29)
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