model

mod-el · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A three-dimensional representation of something, usually smaller than the original.

  2. 2.

    A person who poses for artists, photographers, or displays clothing.

  3. 3.

    A particular design or version of a product.

  4. 4.

    A simplified description of a system used in explanations or calculations.

  5. 5.

    A person or thing regarded as an excellent example to follow.

  6. 6.

    To make or shape a figure from clay or other material.

  7. 7.

    To work as a model for fashion or art.

  8. 8.

    To base something on a particular example.

  9. 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."