models

mod-els · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of model: three-dimensional representations of objects, typically on a smaller scale.

  2. 2.

    People employed to display clothes, products, or poses for artists or photographers.

  3. 3.

    Simplified descriptions or representations used to explain or predict phenomena.

  4. 4.

    Particular designs or versions of a product.

  5. 5.

    People or things regarded as excellent examples to follow.

Related words

See also: examples, model, modeling, prototypes
Synonyms: examples, patterns, prototypes, representations

Etymology

Plural of model, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus ("measure, standard"), diminutive of modus ("measure").