model

Meanings

• a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  • "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
• a type of product
  • "his car was an old model"
• 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"
• representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
• something to be imitated
  • "a model of clarity"
  • "he is the very model of a modern major general"
• someone worthy of imitation
  • "every child needs a role model"
• a representative form or pattern
• a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
• the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
• plan or create according to a model or models
• form in clay, wax, etc
  • "model a head with clay"
• assume a posture as for artistic purposes
• display (clothes) as a mannequin
  • "model the latest fashion"
• create a representation or model of
• construct a model of
  • "model an airplane"
• worthy of imitation
  • "model citizens"

Synonyms

example, exemplar, exemplary, fashion model, framework, good example, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, mock up, modeling, modelling, mold, mould, pattern, pose, poser, posture, role model, simulate, simulation, sit, theoretical account