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]:
Modeling \Mod"el*ing\, noun (Fine Arts) The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form. [Written also {modelling}.]
{Modeling plane}, a small plane for planing rounded objects.
{Modeling wax}, beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {molding}, {moulding}]
2: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {model}, {modeling}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
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