MODELING

model, modelling, modeling

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

modeling, modelling, molding, moulding

(noun) a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture

(noun) sculpture produced by molding

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

modeling (American spelling)

present participle of model

Noun

modeling (countable and uncountable, plural modelings) (American spelling)

The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.

The profession of someone who models clothes.

(mathematics) The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.

The learning of a new skill by copying other people.

Anagrams

• gold mine, goldmine

Source: Wiktionary

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Mod"el*ing, n. (Fine Arts)

Definition: The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form. [Written also modelling.] Modeling plane, a small plane for planing rounded objects.

– Modeling wax, beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.

MODEL

Mod"el, n. Etym: [F. modèle, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L. modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See Mode, and cf. Module.]

1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size. In charts, in maps, and eke in models made. Gascoigne. I had my father's signet in my purse, Which was the model of that Danish seal. Shak. You have the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished. Addison.

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. [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. Am. Cyc. When we mean to build We first survey the plot, then draw the model. Shak.

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.

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

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

6. A person who poses as a pattern to an artist. A professional model. H. James. Working model, a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or expected to do.

Mod"el, a.

Definition: Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.

Mod"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modeled or Modelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Modeling or Modelling.] Etym: [Cf. F. modeler, It. modellare.]

Definition: 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.

Mod"el, v. i. (Fine Arts)

Definition: To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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