model

model
model ► NOUN 1) a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing, typically on a smaller scale. 2) (in sculpture) a figure made in clay or wax which is then reproduced in a more durable material. 3) something used as an example. 4) a simplified mathematical description of a system or process, used to assist calculations and predictions. 5) an excellent example of a quality. 6) a person employed to display clothes by wearing them. 7) a person employed to pose for an artist. 8) a particular design or version of a product.
► VERB (modelled, modelling; US modeled, modeling) 1) fashion or shape (a figure) in clay, wax, etc. 2) (in drawing, painting, etc.) cause to appear three-dimensional. 3) devise a mathematical model of. 4) (model on) use as an example for something else. 5) display (clothes) by wearing them. 6) work as a model.
DERIVATIVES modeller noun.

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