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Model \Mod"el\, n. [F. mod[`e]le, 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 [frac1x100] 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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Model \Mod"el\, a.
Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model
house; a model husband.
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Model \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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Model \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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