What is the meaning of model?

noun

• A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process.
  • usage: "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
  • synonyms: theoretical account, framework
• A type of product.
  • usage: "his car was an old model"
• A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor.
  • usage: "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
  • synonyms: poser
• Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale.
  • synonyms: simulation
• Something to be imitated.
  • usage: "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
  • synonyms: exemplar, example, good example
• Someone worthy of imitation.
  • usage: "every child needs a role model"
  • synonyms: role model
• A representative form or pattern.
  • usage: "I profited from his example"
  • synonyms: example
• A woman who wears clothes to display fashions.
  • usage: "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
  • synonyms: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model
• The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale.
  • synonyms: modelling, modeling

verb

• Plan or create according to a model or models.
  • synonyms: pattern
• Form in clay, wax, etc.
  • usage: "model a head with clay"
  • synonyms: mold, mould
• Assume a posture as for artistic purposes.
  • usage: "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
  • synonyms: pose, sit, posture
• Display (clothes) as a mannequin.
  • usage: "model the latest fashion"
• Create a representation or model of.
  • usage: "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
  • synonyms: simulate
• Construct a model of.
  • usage: "model an airplane"
  • synonyms: mock up

adjective

• Worthy of imitation.
  • usage: "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
  • synonyms: exemplary