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
model, mold, mould
(verb) form in clay, wax, etc; “model a head with clay”
model, mock up
(verb) construct a model of; “model an airplane”
model, simulate
(verb) create a representation or model of; “The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights”
model, pattern
(verb) plan or create according to a model or models
model
(verb) display (clothes) as a mannequin; “model the latest fashion”
model, pose, sit, posture
(verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes; “We don’t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
modelling (Commonwealth spelling)
present participle of model
modelling (countable and uncountable, plural modellings)
Commonwealth standard spelling of modeling.
Source: Wiktionary
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
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
