model

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Late Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Late Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

1. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

   “[...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]”

   “Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.”

name

1. A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Late Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Late Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

1. A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

   “Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.”

   “The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.”

2. A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
3. A representation of a physical object.

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

   “The biology teacher passed a large plastic model of the atomic structure of DNA around the classroom.”

4. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.

   “machine learning model”

   “The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.”

5. A style, type, or design.

   “we service all makes and models”

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

6. The structural design of a complex system.

   “The team developed a sound business model.”

7. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

   “Near-synonym: (person) role model”

   “He was a model of eloquence and virtue.”

8. An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
9. An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
10. An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.

    “They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model.”

    “They studied Mendelian inheritance in a fruit fly model.”

11. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

    “Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life.”

12. In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Late Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Late Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

1. To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

   “She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.”

2. To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.

   “They modelled weather patterns using a computer.”

   “What passenger growth might be achieved by this can be modelled, but experience shows that in the post-COVID environment, accurate modelling is exceptionally difficult.”

3. To make a miniature model of.

   “He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.”

4. To create from a substance such as clay.

   “The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.”

5. To make a model or models.
6. To work as a model in art or fashion.

   “The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.”