model

Definition

  • n. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  • n. a type of product
  • n. a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
  • n. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

Word forms

Past participle
modelled
Present participle
modelling
Past tense
modelled
Third person singular
models

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The architect presented a scale model of the new building.

  2. a.

    She is a model student who always helps her classmates.

  3. vi.

    He decided to model for a local fashion show.

  4. vt.

    The teacher used clay to model the students' ideas into sculptures.

  5. n.

    The engineer created a computer model to test the new design.