model
model Lexical Profile
model Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A usually miniature, three-dimensional representation of a person, thing, or proposed structure.
"The architect built a scale model of the new library to show the planning committee."
A standard or example for imitation, comparison, or systematic understanding.
"The mathematician developed a new statistical model to predict climate changes over the next decade."
A person whose profession is posing for artists, photographers, or wearing clothes to display them to prospective buyers.
"She worked as a fashion model in Paris before starting her own clothing line."
• verb
To devise a simplified or mathematical representation of a system or process to understand or predict its behavior.
"Scientists are using powerful computers to model how the virus spreads through populations."
To display clothes or merchandise by wearing them or posing with them.
"He was hired to model the designer's new autumn collection on the runway."
To shape, form, or create an object out of malleable material such as clay or wax.
"The sculptor carefully modeled the facial features of the statue in soft clay."
Word Nuance & Usage
Note the spelling variation in verb inflections: American English typically uses a single 'l' ('modeled', 'modeling'), whereas British English doubles the 'l' ('modelled', 'modelling').
• Rhymes for model
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle French 'modelle', derived from Italian 'modello', from Vulgar Latin '*modellus', a diminutive of Latin 'modulus' (a small measure), from 'modus' (measure, standard).
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