Model | Mean of model in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑːdl̟/

• Noun
• a usually small copy of something
1. She's building a model of the Earth for science class.
2. models of famous buildings
3. a plastic model of the human heart
4. a scale model [=a small but exact copy] of a ship
• a particular type or version of a product (such as a car or computer)
1. We've improved on last year's model, making the car safer and easier to control.
2. He bought one of the old 1965 models.
3. We couldn't afford one of the fancy TVs and had to buy the standard model.
• a set of ideas and numbers that describe the past, present, or future state of something (such as an economy or a business)
1. a mathematical model
2. We've developed a computer model of the economy to predict what will happen in the future.
3. Companies are developing new business models.

• something or someone that is a very good example of something
1. The city is now a model of safety and cleanliness. [=the city is now very safe and clean]
2. He is a model of politeness. [=he is very polite]
3. The country was the model of a peaceful nation for over 50 years.
• something or someone that deserves to be copied by others
1. The country's economy is a model for the rest of the world.
2. Her work has become a model to/for other writers.
3. These soldiers serve as models for their country.
• someone who is paid to wear clothing, jewelry, etc., in photographs, fashion shows, etc., so that people will see and want to buy what is being worn
1. a fashion model
2. male models
3. She's a model turned actress. [=a model who later became an actress]
• someone whose image is painted, photographed, etc., by an artist
1. The same model sat/posed for several of his paintings.
2. drawings of nude models
3. an artist's model
• deserving to be copied by others
1. They're all model students.
2. He's a model husband.
3. Our university has a model program for training its athletes.
• Verb
• to design (something) so that it is similar to something else
1. They modeled their educational system on the U.S. system. [=they used the U.S. system as a model when they created their educational system]
2. His best dish is closely modeled on his mother's recipe. [=is based on and very similar to his mother's recipe]
3. The church was modeled after an earlier French design.
• to make a small copy of (something)
1. The faces of the gods were modeled in white stone.
• to make something by forming or shaping clay or some other material
1. modeling [=molding] figures in/from clay = modeling clay into figures
• to wear clothing, jewelry, etc., in photographs, fashion shows, etc., so that people will see and want to buy what you are wearing
1. They're modeling this year's new spring fashions.
2. She got a job modeling shoes for a catalog company.
3. a fashion model who has angered animal lovers by modeling fur coats
4. She models [=she works as a fashion model] for the world's most successful modeling agency.
• to be a model for an artist
1. She agreed to model for him and appeared in many of his most famous works.
• to try to be like and to behave like (someone you admire)
1. She models herself on the leaders that came before her.
2. Children often model themselves after their parents.