MODEL

Model

A model, is a person who is employed to promote, display, or advertise commercial products or to serve as a visual object for people who are creating works of art.

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model

Noun

  1. A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
  2. A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.
  3. A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
  4. A style, type, or design.
  5. The structural design of a complex system.
  6. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
    He was a model of eloquence and virtue.
  7. An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
  8. An interpretation which makes a certain sentence true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that sentence.
  9. A particular style, design, or make of a particular product.
  10. An identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number).
  11. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

Verb

  1. To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
    She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
  2. To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
    They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.
  3. To make a miniature model of.
    He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
  4. To create from a substance such as clay.
    The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
  5. To make a model or models.
  6. To be a model of any kind.
    The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

Adjective

  1. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.


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