model
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle French modelle, from Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.
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model (plural models)
- A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
- The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.
- A miniature representation of a physical object.
- The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
- A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
- The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
- A style, type, or design.
- He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
- The structural design of a complex system.
- The team developed a sound business model.
- A praiseworthy example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
- (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
- A particular style, design, or make of a particular product.
- This year's model features four doors instead of two.
- (manufacturing) An identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number).
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- See also Wikisaurus:model
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Terms derived from "model"
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person
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miniature
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simplified representation
style
structural design
praiseworthy example
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[edit] Adjective
model (not comparable)
- Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
- (Can we date this quote?), Blackwood's Magazine, volume 289, page 525:
- 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 [...]
- 1898, John Thorburn, The St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa: 1846-1897 : sketch, page 40:
- [...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]
- 1932, Nora Fugger, James Austin Galaston (translator), The Glory of the Habsburgs: the Memoirs of Princess Fugger, page 35:
- Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.
- 1934, Charles Ryle Fay, Imperial economy and its place in the formation of economic doctrine, 1600-1932, page 143:
- [...] and we press with special severity on one small country whose agriculture is as model as is her way of rural life.
- 1956, Stephen Rynne, All Ireland, page 54:
- 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).
- 1968, American County Government, volume 33, page 19:
- But not all the exchanges were as model as the sergeant. Some of the exchangees showed a rigidity and reluctance to adapt.
- 1999, Michael D. Williams, Acquisition for the 21st century: the F-22 Development Program, page 113:
- It is as model as you can get.
- 2002, Uma Anand Segal, A framework for immigration: Asians in the United States, page 308:
- 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 [...]
- 2010, Eleanor Coppola, Notes on a Life, page 140:
- All were neat and well kept which added to the sense that they were more model than real.
- (Can we date this quote?), Blackwood's Magazine, volume 289, page 525:
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- (worthy of being a model): ideal
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worthy of being a model
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[edit] Verb
model (third-person singular simple present models, present participle modelling, US modeling, simple past and past participle modelled, US modeled)
- (transitive) To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
- (transitive) To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
- They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.
- (transitive) To make a miniature model of.
- He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
- (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.
- The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
- (intransitive) To make a model or models.
- (intransitive) To be a model of any kind.
- The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.
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display
use as a model
make a miniature model
create from a substance
be a model
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[edit] External links
- model in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- model in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Model on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
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model
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declension of model
| nominative | model |
|---|---|
| genitive | modelniñ |
| dative | modelge |
| accusative | modelni |
| locative | modelde |
| ablative | modelden |
[edit] References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
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- IPA: /moːˈdɛl/
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model n. (plural modellen, diminutive modelletje)
- model (all senses).
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- a template
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mòdel m. (Cyrillic spelling мо̀дел)
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declension of model
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | mòdel | modeli |
| genitive | modèla | modela |
| dative | modelu | modelima |
| accusative | model | modele |
| vocative | modele | modeli |
| locative | modelu | modelima |
| instrumental | modelom | modelima |
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[edit] Etymology
From French modèle.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /moˈdel/
- Hyphenation: mo‧del
[edit] Noun
model (definite accusative modeli, plural modeller)
- model (all senses)
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declension of model
possessive forms of model
predicative forms of model
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | modelim | modellerim* |
| sen (you are) | modelsin | modellersin* |
| o (he/she/it is) | model / modeldir | modeller* / modellerdir* |
| biz (we are) | modeliz | modelleriz |
| siz (you are) | modelsiniz | modellersiniz |
| onlar (they are) | modeller | modellerdir |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | modeldim | modellerdim* |
| sen (you were) | modeldin | modellerdin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | modeldi | modellerdi* |
| biz (we were) | modeldik | modellerdik |
| siz (you were) | modeldiniz | modellerdiniz |
| onlar (they were) | modeldiler | modellerdi |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | modelmişim | modellermişim* |
| sen (you were) | modelmişsin | modellermişsin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | modelmiş | modellermiş* |
| biz (we were) | modelmişiz | modellermişiz |
| siz (you were) | modelmişsiniz | modellermişsiniz |
| onlar (they were) | modelmişler | modellermiş |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
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