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What is "model" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does model mean in English? Meaning of model definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "model" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "model": a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

Noun

  • Meaning: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  • Example: the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
  • Synonyms: framework model theoretical account
  • Hyponyms: computer simulation copernican system m-theory mean sun ptolemaic system simulation stochastic process string theory
  • Hypernyms: hypothesis possibility theory

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": plan or create according to a model or models

    Verb

  • Meaning: plan or create according to a model or models
  • Synonyms: model pattern
  • Hyponyms: scale sovietise sovietize
  • Hypernyms: copy imitate simulate

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": worthy of imitation

    Adjective

  • Meaning: worthy of imitation
  • Example: exemplary behavior model citizens
  • Synonyms: exemplary model
  • Similar: worthy

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": a type of product

    Noun

  • Meaning: a type of product
  • Example: his car was an old model
  • Synonyms: model
  • Hypernyms: form kind sort variety

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": form in clay, wax, etc

    Verb

  • Meaning: form in clay, wax, etc
  • Example: model a head with clay
  • Synonyms: model mold mould
  • Hypernyms: forge form mold mould shape work

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

    Noun

  • Meaning: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
  • Example: the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
  • Synonyms: model poser
  • Hyponyms: artist's model dressmaker's model photographer's model sitter
  • Hypernyms: assistant help helper supporter

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": assume a posture as for artistic purposes

    Verb

  • Meaning: assume a posture as for artistic purposes
  • Example: We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
  • Synonyms: model pose posture sit
  • Hyponyms: ramp
  • Hypernyms: display exhibit expose

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

    Noun

  • Meaning: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
  • Synonyms: model simulation
  • Hyponyms: figure globe mock-up planetarium restoration roughcast
  • Hypernyms: representation

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": display (clothes) as a mannequin

    Verb

  • Meaning: display (clothes) as a mannequin
  • Example: model the latest fashion
  • Synonyms: model
  • Hypernyms: display exhibit expose

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": something to be imitated

    Noun

  • Meaning: something to be imitated
  • Example: an exemplar of success a model of clarity he is the very model of a modern major general
  • Synonyms: example exemplar good example model
  • Hyponyms: beaut beauty pacemaker pacesetter pattern prodigy
  • Hypernyms: ideal

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": create a representation or model of

    Verb

  • Meaning: create a representation or model of
  • Example: The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
  • Synonyms: model simulate
  • Hypernyms: re-create

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": someone worthy of imitation

    Noun

  • Meaning: someone worthy of imitation
  • Example: every child needs a role model
  • Synonyms: model role model
  • Hyponyms: apotheosis fashion arbiter ideal nonesuch nonpareil nonsuch paragon saint taste-maker trend-setter
  • Hypernyms: leader

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": construct a model of

    Verb

  • Meaning: construct a model of
  • Example: model an airplane
  • Synonyms: mock up model
  • Hypernyms: interpret represent

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": a representative form or pattern

    Noun

  • Meaning: a representative form or pattern
  • Example: I profited from his example
  • Synonyms: example model
  • Hyponyms: archetype epitome guide holotype image loadstar lodestar microcosm original paradigm pilot prefiguration prototype template templet type specimen
  • Hypernyms: internal representation mental representation representation

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

    Noun

  • Meaning: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
  • Example: she was too fat to be a mannequin
  • Synonyms: fashion model manakin manikin mannequin mannikin model
  • Hyponyms: supermodel
  • Hypernyms: assistant help helper supporter

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

    Meaning of "model": the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
  • Synonyms: model modeling modelling
  • Hyponyms: simulation
  • Hypernyms: representation

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈmɒdl̩/

    Hyphenation: mo‧del

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