Model (Noun)
Meaning 1
A type of product; "his car was an old model".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
A representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
Someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 6
A woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 7
The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 8
Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 9
A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The mathematician built a statistical model of the city's traffic patterns to predict congestion hotspots.
- The scientists developed a comprehensive model of the universe that included dark matter and dark energy.
- A computer simulation used a complex model of the human brain to study the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
- The economic model predicted that a slight increase in interest rates would lead to a slow but steady decline in inflation.
- Engineers created a detailed model of the new bridge's structural integrity to test its durability and safety.