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Meaning of model | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈmɒd.l̩

Definitions

  1. A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
  2. A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
  3. model (a successful example to be copied)
  4. 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.
  5. model (a representation of a physical object in miniature)
  6. A representation of a physical object.
  7. model (a simplified representation used to explain the workings of a system or event)
  8. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
  9. fashion model
  10. A style, type, or design.
  11. first-person singular present indicative of modelar
  12. The structural design of a complex system.
  13. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
  14. An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
  15. An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
  16. 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.
  17. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
  18. In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Equivalents

Беларуская мадэ́ль
Български вая макет модел
Čeština model vzor
Deutsch Model Modell modellieren Vorbild
Ελληνικά μακέτα
Gàidhlig dèanamh
Galego modelo
עברית דגם
हिन्दी आदर्श
Հայերեն մոդել
Bahasa Indonesia model
日本語 モデル 模型 模範
한국어 모델 모범 모형
Kurdî model
Te Reo Māori whakaari
Македонски макета модел
മലയാളം മാതൃക
Nederlands model model staan modelleren tonen
Português exemplar modelar modelo
Српски model макета модел шаблон
Kiswahili modeli
Türkçe maket maketler
Українська макет модель
Oʻzbekcha namuna

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

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