Model
Mod´el
| Noun | 1. |  model - a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"Synonyms: framework, theoretical account |
| 2. | model - a type of product; "his car was an old model" | |
| 3. | model - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" Synonyms: poser | |
| 4. | model - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) Synonyms: simulation | |
| 5. | model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" | |
| 6. | model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" Synonyms: role model | |
| 7. | model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" Synonyms: example | |
| 8. |  model - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" | |
| 9. | model - the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | |
| Verb | 1. | model - plan or create according to a model or models Synonyms: pattern |
| 2. | model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" | |
| 3. | model - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" | |
| 4. | model - display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion" | |
| 5. | model - create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" Synonyms: simulate | |
| 6. | model - construct a model of; "model an airplane" Synonyms: mock up | |
| Adj. | 1. | model - worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" Synonyms: exemplary |
MODEL. A machine made on a small scale to show the manner in which it is to
be worked or employed.
2. The Act of Congress of July 4, 1836, section 6, requires an inventor
who is desirous to take out a patent for his invention, to furnish a model
of his invention, in all cases which admit of representation by model, of a
convenient size to exhibit advantageously its several parts.
| 1. | (language) | MODEL - A Pascal-like language with extensions for
large-scale system programming and interface with Fortran
applications. MODEL includes generic procedures, and a
"static" macro-like approach to data abstraction. It
produces P-code and was used to implement the DEMOS
operating system on the Cray-1. ["A Manual for the MODEL Programming Language", J.B. Morris, Los Alamos 1976]. | |
| 2. | (simulation) | model - A description of observed behaviour, simplified
by ignoring certain details. Models allow complex systems
to be understood and their behaviour predicted within the scope
of the model, but may give incorrect descriptions and
predictions for situations outside the realm of their intended
use. A model may be used as the basis for simulation. Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling". |