Model - Definition

adj 1: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model
citizens" [syn: exemplary, model(a)]
n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process;
"the computer program was based on a model of the
circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: model,
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: model, poser]
4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
[syn: model, 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, model, good example]
6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"
[syn: model, role model]
7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his
example" [syn: model, 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, model]
9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
scale) [syn: model, modelling, modeling]
v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn:
model, pattern]
2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn:
model, mold, mould]
3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the
woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model, 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:
model, simulate]
6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: model,
mock up]