Noun

Singular model

Plural models

model (plural models)

1. 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.

2. A miniature representation of a physical object.

   The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.

3. 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.

4. A style, type, or design.

   He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.

5. The structural design of a complex system.

   The team developed a sound business model.

6. A praiseworthy example to be copied, with or without modifications.

   British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.

7. (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:model

Derived terms

• animal model
• arbitrage pricing model
• business model
• causal model
• commercial model
• computer model
• data model
• database model
• Document Object Model
• economy model
• enterprise architecture model
• entity-relationship model
• fashion model

• fetish model
• fitness model
• glamour model
• information model
• late model
• mark to model
• mathematical model
• mental model
• model checking
• model organism
• model solution
• model theory
• modelizer

• modelly
• multimodel
• off-model
• plamodel
• production model
• role model
• runway model
• scale model
• scientific model
• spokesmodel
• supermodel
• waterfall model
• water-line model

Related terms

• mode
• module

A model (from V.L. *modellus, dim. of L. modulus "measure, standard," dim. of modus "manner, measure" - Online Etymology Dic.) is a pattern, plan, representation (especially in miniature), or description designed to show the main object or workings of an object, system, or concept.