modeling
modeling Lexical Profile
modeling Game Scores & Validity
• noun
American The activity or process of creating a mathematical, conceptual, or computer representation of a real-world system, process, or phenomenon.
"Advanced climate modeling allows scientists to project temperature changes over the next century."
American The profession or work of posing for artists, photographers, or fashion designers to display clothing and products.
"She pursued a career in fashion modeling while completing her university degree in Milan."
American The art or technique of shaping malleable materials such as clay or wax into three-dimensional forms, or creating the illusion of three-dimensional depth in drawing and painting through light and shadow.
"The art instructor praised the student's subtle modeling of light and shadow across the portrait."
American A process of learning or behavioral change in which an individual observes and imitates the actions, attitudes, or emotional expressions of others.
"In developmental psychology, parental modeling plays a major role in how children learn to manage stress."
• verb
American To devise a mathematical, computer, or physical representation of a system or process in order to analyze or predict its behavior (present participle of model).
"The engineers are modeling the airflow around the new aircraft wing using a wind tunnel."
American To wear and display clothing or accessories for prospective buyers, photographers, or an audience, or to pose for an artist (present participle of model).
"He is modeling the designer's autumn collection at the exhibition in New York."
American To fashion or shape a three-dimensional figure or object out of a malleable substance such as clay or wax (present participle of model).
"The sculptor spent the afternoon modeling a small bust out of terracotta clay."
Word Nuance & Usage
Spelled "modeling" with a single "l" in American English, and "modelling" with a double "l" in British, Australian, and Canadian English.