model
mod-el · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A three-dimensional representation of something, usually smaller than the original.
- 2.
A person who poses for artists, photographers, or displays clothing.
- 3.
A particular design or version of a product.
- 4.
A simplified description of a system used in explanations or calculations.
- 5.
A person or thing regarded as an excellent example to follow.
- 6.
To make or shape a figure from clay or other material.
- 7.
To work as a model for fashion or art.
- 8.
To base something on a particular example.
- 9.
Exemplary; worth imitating.
Forms
plural: models
Related words
Etymology
From Middle French "modelle," from Italian "modello," diminutive of Latin "modus" meaning "measure, manner." Related to "mode" and "moderate."