1.  model(n = noun.cognition) framework, theoretical account - a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
is a kind of hypothesis, possibility, theory
has particulars: computer simulation, simulation, mean sun, copernican system, ptolemaic system, m-theory, string theory, stochastic process
Derived forms verb model₅, verb model₁

2.  model(n = noun.cognition) - a type of product; "his car was an old model"
is a kind of form, kind, sort, variety

3.  model(n = noun.person) poser - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
is a kind of assistant, help, helper, supporter
has particulars: artist's model, sitter, dressmaker's model, photographer's model
Derived form verb model₃

4.  model(n = noun.artifact) simulation - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale);
is a kind of representation
has particulars: figure, globe, mock-up, planetarium, restoration, roughcast
Derived forms verb model₂, verb model₆, verb model₁

5.  model(n = noun.cognition) example, exemplar, good example - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
is a kind of ideal
has particulars: beaut, beauty, pacemaker, pacesetter, pattern, prodigy

6.  model(n = noun.person) role model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"
is a kind of leader
has particulars: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint, fashion arbiter, taste-maker, trend-setter

7.  model(n = noun.cognition) example - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
is a kind of internal representation, mental representation, representation
has particulars: loadstar, lodestar, epitome, image, paradigm, prototype, holotype, type specimen, microcosm, archetype, original, pilot, guide, template, templet, prefiguration
Derived form verb model₁

8.  model(n = noun.person) fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
is a kind of assistant, help, helper, supporter
has particulars: supermodel
Derived form verb model₄

9.  model(n = noun.act) modeling, modelling - the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale);
is a kind of representation
has particulars: simulation
Derived forms verb model₂, verb model₆, verb model₁

1.  model(v = verb.creation) pattern - plan or create according to a model or models;
is one way to copy, imitate, simulate
Derived forms noun model₉, noun model₄, noun model₁, noun model₇, noun modeler₁, noun modeller₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP

2.  model(v = verb.creation) mold, mould - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
is one way to forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
Derived forms noun model₉, noun model₄, noun modeling₂, noun modeling₁, noun modelling₁
Sample sentences: Did he model his major works over a short period of time?

3.  model(v = verb.perception) pose, posture, sit - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
is one way to display, exhibit, expose
Derived form noun model₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

4.  model(v = verb.perception) - display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
is one way to display, exhibit, expose
Derived form noun model₈
Sample sentences: They model the cape

5.  model(v = verb.creation) simulate - create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
is one way to re-create
Derived form noun model₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

6.  model(v = verb.creation) mock up - construct a model of; "model an airplane"
is one way to interpret, represent
Derived forms noun model₉, noun model₄, noun modeler₁, noun modeling₃, noun modeller₁, noun modelling₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

   model(s = adj.all) exemplary - worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

1.  A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size; as, a model of the B-52 bomber. [1913 Webster]
"In charts, in maps, and eke in models made." [1913 Webster]
"I had my father's signet in my purse,
Which was the model of that Danish seal." [1913 Webster]
"You have the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished." [1913 Webster]

2.  Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine. [1913 Webster]
"[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a model where the case admits of it." [1913 Webster]
"When we mean to build
We first survey the plot, then draw the model." [1913 Webster]

3.  Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior. [1913 Webster]

4.  That by which a thing is to be measured; standard. [1913 Webster]
"He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted model." [1913 Webster]

5.  Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact. [1913 Webster]
"Thou seest thy wretched brother die,
Who was the model of thy father's life." [1913 Webster]

6.  A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden. [1913 Webster]

7.  A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for the same purpose; a mannequin{1}; as, a fashion model. [PJC]
"A professional model." [1913 Webster]

8.  A particular version or design of an object that is made in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as part of the model number. [PJC]

9.  An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation of the workings of a system of objects in the real world, which often includes mathematical or logical objects and relations representing the objects and relations in the real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of explaining the workings of the system or predicting its behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the administration's model of the United States economy predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years; different models of the universe assume different values for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure have grown progressively more complex in the past century. [PJC]

   Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband. [1913 Webster]

   To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated. [1913 Webster]

   To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax. [1913 Webster]

model, n. & v.
--n.
1 a representation in three dimensions of an existing person or thing or of a proposed structure, esp. on a smaller scale (often attrib.: a model train).
2 a simplified (often mathematical) description of a system etc., to assist calculations and predictions.
3 a figure in clay, wax, etc., to be reproduced in another material.
4 a particular design or style of a structure or commodity, esp. of a car.
5 a an exemplary person or thing (a model of self-discipline). b (attrib.) ideal, exemplary (a model student).
6 a person employed to pose for an artist or photographer or to display clothes etc. by wearing them.
7 a garment etc. by a well-known designer, or a copy of this.
--v. (modelled, modelling; US modeled, modeling)
1 tr. a fashion or shape (a figure) in clay, wax, etc. b (foll. by after, on, etc.) form (a thing in imitation of).
2 a intr. act or pose as a model. b tr. (of a person acting as a model) display (a garment).
3 tr. devise a (usu. mathematical) model of (a phenomenon, system, etc.).
4 tr. Painting cause to appear three-dimensional.

Derivative:
modeller n.

Etymology:
F modelle f. It. modello ult. f. L modulus: see MODULUS

N  copy, facsimile, counterpart, effigies, effigy, form, likeness, image, picture, photo, xerox, similitude, semblance, ectype, photo offset, electrotype, imitation, model, representation, adumbration, study, portrait, resemblance, duplicate, reproduction, cast, tracing, reflex, reflexion, reflection, shadow, echo, transcript, transcription, recording, scan, chip off the old block, reprint, new printing, rechauffe, apograph, fair copy, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty, travestie, paraphrase, derivative, derivation, modification, expansion, extension, revision, second edition, servile copy, servile imitation, plagiarism, counterfeit, fake, pasticcio, faithful, lifelike, close, conscientious, unoriginal, imitative, derivative.

N  prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type, archetype, antitype, protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample, paradigm, lay-figure, text, copy, design, fugleman, keynote, die, mold, matrix, last, plasm, proplasm, protoplasm, mint, seal, punch, intaglio, negative, stamp, a precedent embalms a principle, exempla sunt odiosa.

N  perfection, perfectness, indefectibility, impeccancy, impeccability, pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon, pink of perfection, acme of perfection, ne plus ultra, summit, cygne noir, philosopher's stone, chrysolite, Koh-i-noor, model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton, trump, very prince of, masterpiece, superexcellence, transcendence, perfect, faultless, indefective, indeficient, indefectible, immaculate, spotless, impeccable, free from imperfection, unblemished, uninjured, sound, sound as a roach, in perfect condition, scathless, intact, harmless, seaworthy, right as a trivet, in seipso totus teres atque rotundus, consummate, finished, best, model, standard, inimitable, unparagoned, unparalleled, superhuman, divine, beyond all praise, sans peur et sans reproche, to perfection, perfectly, ad unguem, clean, clean as a whistle, let us go on unto perfection, the perfection of art is to conceal art, perfection, perfectness, indefectibility, impeccancy, impeccability, pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon, pink of perfection, acme of perfection, ne plus ultra, summit, cygne noir, philosopher's stone, chrysolite, Koh-i-noor, model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton, trump, very prince of, masterpiece, superexcellence, transcendence, perfect, faultless, indefective, indeficient, indefectible, immaculate, spotless, impeccable, free from imperfection, unblemished, uninjured, sound, sound as a roach, in perfect condition, scathless, intact, harmless, seaworthy, right as a trivet, in seipso totus teres atque rotundus, consummate, finished, best, model, standard, inimitable, unparagoned, unparalleled, superhuman, divine, beyond all praise, sans peur et sans reproche, to perfection, perfectly, ad unguem, clean, clean as a whistle, let us go on unto perfection, the perfection of art is to conceal art.

N  conformity, conformance, observance, habituation, naturalization, conventionality, agreement, example, instance, specimen, sample, quotation, exemplification, illustration, case in point, object lesson, elucidation, standard, model, pattern, rule, nature, principle, law, order of things, normal state, natural state, ordinary state, model state, normal condition, natural condition, ordinary condition, model condition, standing dish, standing order, Procrustean law, law of the Medes and Persians, hard and fast rule, conformable to rule, regular, according to regulation, according to rule, according to Hoyle, according to Cocker, according to Gunter, en regle, selon les regles, well regulated, orderly, symmetric, conventional, of daily occurrence, of everyday occurrence, in the natural order of things, ordinary, common, habitual, usual, everyday, workaday, in the order of the day, naturalized, typical, normal, nominal, formal, canonical, orthodox, sound, strict, rigid, positive, uncompromising, Procrustean, secundum artem, shipshape, technical, exempIe, illustrative, in point, conformably, by rule, agreeably to, in conformity with, in accordance with, in keeping with, according to, consistently with, as usual, ad instar, instar omnium, more solito, more-majorum, for the sake of conformity, as a matter of course, of course, pro forma, for form's sake, by the card, invariably, for example, exempli gratia, e, g, inter alia, among other things, for instance, cela va sans dire, ex pede Herculem, noscitur a sociis, ne e quovis ligno Mercurius fiat, they are happy men whose natures sort with their v, The nail that sticks up hammered down, Tall poppy syndrome, Stick your neck out and it may get cut off.

N  frequency, oftness, oftenness, commonness, repetition, normality, example (conformity), routine, custom (habit), regularity, uniformity, constancy, clock-work precision, punctuality, even tenor, system, routine, formula, rule, keynote, standard, model, precedent, conformity, frequent, many times, not rare, thickcoming, incessant, perpetual, continual, steady, constant, thick, uniform, repeated, customary, (habit), regular (normal), according to rule, common, everyday, usual, ordinary, familiar, old-hat, boring, well-known, trivial, often, oft, ofttimes, oftentimes, frequently, repeatedly, unseldom, not unfrequently, in quick succession, in rapid succession, many a time and oft, daily, hourly, every day, every hour, every moment, perpetually, continually, constantly, incessantly, without ceasing, at all times, daily and hourly, night and day, day and night, day after day, morning noon and night, ever anon, invariably (habit), most often, commonly, sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time, there being times when, toties quoties, often enough, when the mood strikes, again and again.

VB  form, shape, figure, fashion, efform, carve, cut, chisel, hew, cast, rough hew, rough cast, sketch, block out, hammer out, trim, lick into shape, put into shape, model, knead, work up into, set, mold, sculpture, cast, stamp, build.

N  good man, honest man, worthy, good woman, perfect lady, Madonna, model, paragon, good example, hero, heroine, demigod, seraph, angel, innocent, saint, benefactor, philanthropist, Aristides, noble liver, pattern, brick, trump, gem, jewel, good fellow, prince, diamond in the rough, rough diamond, ugly duckling, salt of the earth, one in ten thousand, one in a million, a gentleman and a scholar, pillar of society, pillar of the community, a man among men, si sic omnes!.

N  representation, representment, imitation, illustration, delineation, depictment, imagery, portraiture, iconography, design, designing, art, fine arts, painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, cinematography, radiography, autoradiography, fluorography, sciagraphy, personation, personification, impersonation, drama, picture, photo, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, X-ray photo, movie film, movie, tracing, scan, TV image, video image, image file, graphics, computer graphics, televideo, closed-circuit TV, copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, represent, representing, representative, illustrative, represented, imitative, figurative, iconic, like, graphic, cinquecento quattrocento, trecento.

VB  copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, V, represent, delineate, depict, depicture, portray, take a likeness, catch a likeness, hit off, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, figure, shadow forth, shadow out, adumbrate, body forth, describe, trace, copy, mold, dress up, illustrate, symbolize, paint, carve, engrave, personate, personify, impersonate, assume a character, pose as, act, play, mimic, hold the mirror up to nature.

VB  sculpture, carve, cut, chisel, model, mold, cast.

artist's model, cutaway model, dressmaker's model, fashion model, model t, photographer's model, role model