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| n. (cognition) | 1. framework, model, theoretical account | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process.; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" |
| ~ computer simulation, simulation | (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program.; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" |
| ~ hypothesis, theory, possibility | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" |
| ~ mean sun | a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds. |
| ~ copernican system | (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun. |
| ~ ptolemaic system | (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center. |
| ~ m-theory | (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong. |
| ~ string theory | (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings. |
| ~ stochastic process | a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time). |
| n. (cognition) | 2. model | a type of product.; "his car was an old model" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| n. (person) | 3. model, poser | 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" |
| ~ artist's model, sitter | a person who poses for a painter or sculptor. |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ dressmaker's model | someone who models dresses. |
| ~ photographer's model | a model who poses for photographers. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. model, simulation | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale). |
| ~ figure | a model of a bodily form (especially of a person).; "he made a figure of Santa Claus" |
| ~ globe | a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented. |
| ~ mock-up | full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display. |
| ~ planetarium | an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems. |
| ~ restoration | a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.. |
| ~ representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something. |
| ~ roughcast | a rough preliminary model. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. example, exemplar, good example, model | something to be imitated.; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ beaut, beauty | an outstanding example of its kind.; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" |
| ~ pacemaker, pacesetter | a leading instance in its field.; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" |
| ~ pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation.; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" |
| ~ prodigy | an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality.; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" |
| n. (person) | 6. model, role model | someone worthy of imitation.; "every child needs a role model" |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ apotheosis, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, ideal, paragon, saint | model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. |
| ~ fashion arbiter, taste-maker, trend-setter | someone who popularizes a new fashion. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. example, model | a representative form or pattern.; "I profited from his example" |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ loadstar, lodestar | something that serves as a model or guide. |
| ~ epitome, prototype, paradigm, image | a standard or typical example.; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" |
| ~ holotype, type specimen | the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made. |
| ~ microcosm | a miniature model of something. |
| ~ archetype, original, pilot | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies.; "this painting is a copy of the original" |
| ~ template, templet, guide | a model or standard for making comparisons. |
| ~ prefiguration | an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come. |
| n. (person) | 8. fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions.; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ supermodel | a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity. |
| n. (act) | 9. model, modeling, modelling | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale). |
| ~ representation | an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent. |
| ~ simulation | the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training). |
| v. (creation) | 10. model, pattern | plan or create according to a model or models. |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| ~ scale | pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard. |
| ~ sovietise, sovietize | model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union.; "Castro sovietized Cuba" |
| v. (creation) | 11. model, mold, mould | form in clay, wax, etc.; "model a head with clay" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (perception) | 12. model, pose, posture, sit | assume a posture as for artistic purposes.; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ display, exhibit, expose | to show, make visible or apparent.; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" |
| ~ ramp | be rampant.; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" |
| v. (perception) | 13. model | display (clothes) as a mannequin.; "model the latest fashion" |
| ~ display, exhibit, expose | to show, make visible or apparent.; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" |
| v. (creation) | 14. model, simulate | create a representation or model of.; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| v. (creation) | 15. mock up, model | construct a model of.; "model an airplane" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| adj. | 16. exemplary, model | worthy of imitation.; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" |
| ~ worthy | having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
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