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Mod"el (?), n. [F. modèle, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L. modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See Mode, and cf. Module.] 1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size; as, a 1/100 scale model of the B-52 bomber.
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In charts, in maps, and eke in models made. Gascoigne.
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I had my father's signet in my purse,
Which was the model of that Danish seal. Shak.
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You have the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished. Addison.
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2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine.
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[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a model where the case admits of it. Am. Cyc.
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When we mean to build
We first survey the plot, then draw the model. Shak.
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3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.
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4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.
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He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted model. South.
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5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
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Thou seest thy wretched brother die,
Who was the model of thy father's life. Shak.
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6. A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden.
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7. A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for the same purpose; a mannequin{1}; as, a fashion model.
Syn. -- mannequin{1}.
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A professional model. H. James.
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8. A particular version or design of an object that is made in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as part of the model number.
Syn. -- modification{2}.
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9. An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation of the workings of a system of objects in the real world, which often includes mathematical or logical objects and relations representing the objects and relations in the real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of explaining the workings of the system or predicting its behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the administration's model of the United States economy predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years; different models of the universe assume different values for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure have grown progressively more complex in the past century.
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Working model, a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or is expected to do.
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Mod"el (?), a. Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.
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Mod"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modeled (?) or Modelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Modeling or Modelling.] [Cf. F. modeler, It. modellare.] To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.
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Mod"el, v. i. (Fine Arts) To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.
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