Meaning & use
model
A simplified representation of a system, object, or process used to explain or predict how it works.
See it in a sentence
Scientists built a computer model to predict how the storm would move.
The architect made a small model of the building before construction began.
A note on using this word
Model can also mean a person who displays clothing or poses for art, a different but related sense.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person employed to display clothes or pose for photographs, paintings, or sculpture.
The magazine hired a new model for its summer fashion shoot.
3. verb
To design, plan, or shape something after a particular pattern or example.
The new policy was modeled on a successful program from another country.
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