model

noun models · modell

1. A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist. Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.
2. A person who wears and showcases clothing, accessories, or cosmetics to promote or display them to an audience. The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.
3. A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
4. A person who performs or poses in erotic or pornographic media.
5. A representation of a physical object. The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
6. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event. The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
7. A set of parameters trained on data to perform artificial intelligence tasks such as prediction, classification, or generation. machine learning model
8. A style, type, or design. we service all makes and models
9. The structural design of a complex system. The team developed a sound business model.
10. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications. Near-synonym: (person) role model

    Similar: role model

11. An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
12. An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
13. An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans. They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model.

    Similar: model organism

14. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact. Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life.
15. In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Similar: archetype, epitome, example, exemplar, icon, model, paradigm, paragon, pattern, quintessence, template · Opposite: antimodel, copy, derivative, imitation

adjective modell

1. not comparable Worthy of being a model; exemplary. [...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]

   Similar: ideal

verb models · modeling · modelling · modeled · modelled

1. transitive To create or modify something with the traits of an example. Many countries have modeled their constitutions on the U.S. Constitution.
2. transitive To create from a substance such as clay. The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
3. transitive To make a miniature model of. He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
4. intransitive To make a model or models.
5. transitive To devise a simulation of. They modelled weather patterns using a computer.

   Similar: pattern

6. transitive To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model. She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.
7. intransitive To work as a model in art or fashion. The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

Similar: modelise, modelize

proper noun

1. A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.