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model

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈmɑdəɫ// UK //mˈɒdəl// mod·el General-service

n. a small copy of something, like a car or a building. It can also be a person who shows off clothes or a perfect example for others to follow.

n. a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing, typically on a smaller scale than the original. Also refers to a person employed to display clothing or a simplified description of a system or process.


SIMPLE

He spends his weekends building model airplanes.

CONTEXTUAL

The architect presented a detailed scale model of the new library to the city council before construction began.

COMPLEX

Scientists developed a mathematical model to predict how the virus might spread through a densely populated urban environment over the next six months.

Synonyms
Origin

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.

Usage

Commonly used as a modifier before another noun, as in 'model train' or 'model student'.

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