model

/ˈmä-dᵊl/

Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, from Latin modulus small measure, from modus

noun

  1. a usually miniature representation of something; also : a pattern of something to be made

  2. a type or design of product (such as a car)

  3. a type or design of clothing

a plastic model of the human heart

model example pattern exemplar ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning.

verb

  1. to construct or fashion in imitation of a particular model

  2. to shape or fashion in a plastic material

  3. to produce a representation or simulation of

modeled its constitution on that of the U.S.

adjective

  1. serving as or capable of serving as a pattern

  2. being a usually miniature representation of something

a model student