model meaning and definition

MODEL noun

Definition of model (noun)

1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
   • "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
   • synonyms: framework, theoretical account
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"
   • synonyms: poser
4. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
   • synonyms: simulation
5. something to be imitated
   • "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
   • synonyms: example, exemplar, good example
6. someone worthy of imitation
   • "every child needs a role model"
   • synonyms: role model
7. a representative form or pattern
   • "I profited from his example"
   • synonyms: example
8. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
   • "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
   • synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin
9. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
   • synonyms: modeling, modelling

MODEL verb

Definition of model (verb)

1. plan or create according to a model or models
   • synonyms: pattern
2. form in clay, wax, etc
   • "model a head with clay"
   • synonyms: mold, mould
3. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   • "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
   • synonyms: pose, posture, sit
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"
   • synonyms: simulate
6. construct a model of
   • "model an airplane"
   • synonyms: mock up

MODEL adjective

Definition of model (adjective)

1. worthy of imitation
   • "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
   • synonyms: exemplary