model
Definitions
- A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
- A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
- model (a successful example to be copied)
- A person, usually an attractive male or female, 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.
- model (a representation of a physical object in miniature)
- A representation of a physical object.
- model (a simplified representation used to explain the workings of a system or event)
- A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
- fashion model
- A style, type, or design.
- first-person singular present indicative of modelar
- The structural design of a complex system.
- A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
- 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.
- Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
- In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
Conjugation
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Equivalents
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Беларускаямадэ́ль
Bosanskikalupmaketamatricamodelobrazacpolaprimerprimjeršablonašprancaurnekuzorкалупмакетамоделобразацпримерпримјерузорурнекшаблоншаблона
Suomiesikuvaesikuvallinenesitellämallimalliesimerkkimallikappalemallinnosmallintaamannekiinimuodostaamuovatapienoismallivalokuvamallivuosimalli
Gàidhligdèanamh
Galegomodelo
Hrvatskikalupmaketamatricamodelobrazacpolaprimerprimjeršablonašprancaurnekuzorкалупмакетамоделобразацпримерпримјерузорурнекшаблоншаблона
Հայերենմոդել
Latviešuideāls
Te Reo Māoriwhakaari
മലയാളംമാതൃക
Српскиkalupmaketamatricamodelobrazacpolaprimerprimjeršablonašprancaurnekuzorкалупмакетамоделобразацпримерпримјерузорурнекшаблоншаблона
Kiswahilimodeli
O'zbekchanamuna
Examples
“Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model⟳ for Judas in his painting The Last⟳ Supper.”
“The supersize model⟳ displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.”
“The boy played with a model⟳ of a World War II fighter plane.”
“The biology teacher passed a large plastic model⟳ of the atomic structure⟳ of DNA around the classroom.”
“I had my father’s signet in my purse, / Which was the model⟳ of that Danish seal.”
“You have⟳ here the models of ſeveral ancient Temples, though the Temples themſelves, and the Gods that vvere vvorſhipped in them, are periſhed many hundred years ago.”
“machine learning model⟳”
“The computer weather model⟳ did not correctly predict⟳ the path of the hurricane.”
“The trouble⟳ is, all those well-intentioned scientists who are arguing that we’re not in any imminent danger are basing their arguments on computer models. I’m basing mine on what’s actually happening.”
“The fourth model⟳ is called the enlightment model⟳: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide⟳ solutions. They are believed to need⟳ discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model⟳.”
“we service all makes and models”
“He decided to buy⟳ the turbo engine model⟳ of the sports car.”
“This year’s model⟳ features four doors instead of two.”
“Q: What make⟳ and model⟳ of car do you drive⟳? A: It’s a Buick LaCrosse.”
“The team developed a sound⟳ business model⟳.”
“Near-synonym: (person) role model⟳”
“He was a model⟳ of eloquence and virtue.”
“British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model⟳ for other countries to follow⟳.”
“Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have⟳ been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model⟳ to the rest⟳ of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.”
“Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have⟳ made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet⟳ ambitious growth targets. That model⟳ is still prevalent today.”
“They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model⟳.”
“They studied Mendelian inheritance in a fruit fly⟳ model⟳.”
“They studied plasmid transfer⟳ in a mycobacterial model⟳.”
“Thou seest thy wretched brother die⟳, / Who was the model⟳ of thy father's life.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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