model — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist.

   Beispiele

   Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.

2. A person who wears and showcases clothing, accessories, or cosmetics to promote or display them to an audience.

   Beispiele

   The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.

   My mother was a hand model when she was young.

3. A person, usually attractive, 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.

4. A person who performs or poses in erotic or pornographic media.

5. A representation of a physical object.

   Beispiele

   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.

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   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.

6. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.

   Beispiele

   The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.

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   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.

7. A set of parameters trained on data to perform artificial intelligence tasks such as prediction, classification, or generation.

   Beispiele

   machine learning model

8. A style, type, or design.

   Beispiele

   we service all makes and models

   He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.

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   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.

9. The structural design of a complex system.

   Beispiele

   The team developed a sound business model.

10. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

    Synonyme

    role model

    Beispiele

    Near-synonym: (person) role model

    He was a model of eloquence and virtue.

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    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.

11. An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

12. An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.

13. 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.

    Synonyme

    model organism

    Beispiele

    They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model.

    They studied Mendelian inheritance in a fruit fly model.

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    They studied plasmid transfer in a mycobacterial model.

14. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

    Beispiele

    Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life.

15. In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Adjektiv

1. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

   Gebrauch

   • not-comparable

   Synonyme

   ideal

   Beispiele

   [...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]

   Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.

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   [...] and we press with special severity on one small country whose agriculture is as model as is her way of rural life.

   True, it is an untidy county; the farmhouses are much more model than the farms (when we reach Antrim we shall find that the farms are more model than the farmhouses).

   At our approach the animals made so much noise that the owners of the hut peered round the door to see what was the matter; outwardly rather less model than the farm, there appeared two ancient Basques, emblematically black-bereted, gnarled [...]

   But not all the exchanges were as model as the sergeant. Some of the exchangees showed a rigidity and reluctance to adapt.

   It is as model as you can get.

   While Asians have been perceived as the model minority, it is increasingly clear that some Asian groups are more model than are others, and even within these model groups, a division exists [...]

   All were neat and well kept which added to the sense that they were more model than real.

Verb

1. To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.

2. To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Synonyme

   pattern

   Beispiele

   They modelled weather patterns using a computer.

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   What passenger growth might be achieved by this can be modelled, but experience shows that in the post-COVID environment, accurate modelling is exceptionally difficult.

3. To make a miniature model of.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.

4. To create from a substance such as clay.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.

5. To make a model or models.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

6. To work as a model in art or fashion.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

   Beispiele

   The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

Adjektiv

1. worthy of imitation

   Synonyme

   exemplary

   Beispiele

   exemplary behavior

   model citizens

Substantiv

1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

   Synonyme

   theoretical accountframework

   Oberbegriffe

   hypothesispossibilitytheory

   Beispiele

   the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems

2. a type of product

   Oberbegriffe

   kindsortformvariety

   Beispiele

   his car was an old model

3. a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

   Synonyme

   poser

   Oberbegriffe

   assistanthelperhelpsupporter

   Beispiele

   the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos

4. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

   Synonyme

   simulation

   Oberbegriffe

   representation

5. something to be imitated

   Synonyme

   exemplarexamplegood example

   Oberbegriffe

   ideal

   Beispiele

   an exemplar of success

   a model of clarity

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   he is the very model of a modern major general

6. someone worthy of imitation

   Synonyme

   role model

   Oberbegriffe

   leader

   Beispiele

   every child needs a role model

7. a representative form or pattern

   Synonyme

   example

   Oberbegriffe

   representationmental representationinternal representation

   Beispiele

   I profited from his example

8. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

   Synonyme

   mannequinmanikinmannikinmanakinfashion model

   Oberbegriffe

   assistanthelperhelpsupporter

   Beispiele

   she was too fat to be a mannequin

9. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

   Synonyme

   modellingmodeling

   Oberbegriffe

   representation

Verb

1. plan or create according to a model or models

   Synonyme

   pattern

   Oberbegriffe

   imitatecopysimulate

2. form in clay, wax, etc

   Synonyme

   moldmould

   Oberbegriffe

   shapeformworkmoldmouldforge

   Beispiele

   model a head with clay

3. assume a posture as for artistic purposes

   Synonyme

   posesitposture

   Oberbegriffe

   exposeexhibitdisplay

   Beispiele

   We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often

4. display (clothes) as a mannequin

   Oberbegriffe

   exposeexhibitdisplay

   Beispiele

   model the latest fashion

5. create a representation or simulation of

   Synonyme

   simulate

   Oberbegriffe

   re-createrecreate

   Beispiele

   The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights

6. construct a model in the likeness of

   Synonyme

   mock up

   Oberbegriffe

   representinterpret

   Beispiele

   model an airplane