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/ˈmɒd.l̩/
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[ˈmɒd.ɫ̩]
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/ˈmɑ.dl̩/
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[ˈmɑ.ɾɫ̩]
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/ˈmɒd.l̩/
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[ˈmɒd.ɫ̩]
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/ˈmɔd.l̩/
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[ˈmɔɾ.ɫ̩]
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/ˈmɒd.l̩/
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[ˈmɔ̟ɾ.ɫ̩]
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ˈmɒdl̩
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ˈmɑdl̩
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Noun
A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist.
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Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.
A person who wears and showcases clothing, accessories, or cosmetics to promote or display them to an audience.
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The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.
My mother was a hand model when she was young.
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.
A person who performs or poses in erotic or pornographic media.
A representation of a physical object.
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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.
A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
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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.
A set of parameters trained on data to perform artificial intelligence tasks such as prediction, classification, or generation.
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machine learning model
A style, type, or design.
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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.
The structural design of a complex system.
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The team developed a sound business model.
A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
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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.
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.
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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.
Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
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Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life.
In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
Adjective
Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
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[...] 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
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.
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She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.
To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
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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.
To make a miniature model of.
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He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
To create from a substance such as clay.
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The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
To make a model or models.
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To work as a model in art or fashion.
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The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.
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worthy of imitation
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exemplary behavior
model citizens
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a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
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the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
a type of product
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his car was an old model
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
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the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
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something to be imitated
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an exemplar of success
a model of clarity
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he is the very model of a modern major general
someone worthy of imitation
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every child needs a role model
a representative form or pattern
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I profited from his example
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
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she was too fat to be a mannequin
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
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plan or create according to a model or models
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form in clay, wax, etc
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model a head with clay
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
display (clothes) as a mannequin
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model the latest fashion
create a representation or simulation of
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The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
construct a model in the likeness of
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model an airplane