noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:M AA1 D AH0 L IH2 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M AA1 D L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The profession of someone who models clothes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The learning of a new skill by copying other people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of model
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
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7
noun
Meaning 7
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: model, modelling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: representation
Narrower terms: simulation
8
noun
Meaning 8
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: modelling, molding, moulding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sculpture, carving
9
noun
Meaning 9
sculpture produced by molding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model English -ing English modeling From model + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
modelování
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Finnish:
muovaaminen
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Finnish:
mallinnus
— The art of sculpting models from clay
French:
modelage
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Irish:
mionsamhlú
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Irish:
múnlú
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Polish:
modelunek
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Ukrainian:
моделюва́ння
(modeljuvánnja)
— The art of sculpting models from clay
Finnish:
syvyysvaikutelma
— The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.
Polish:
modelunek
— The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.
Arabic:
عارضة أزياء
— work of someone who models clothes
Chinese Mandarin:
模特兒 /模特儿
— work of someone who models clothes
Finnish:
mallin työ
— work of someone who models clothes
French:
mannequinat
— work of someone who models clothes
Irish:
mainicíneacht
— work of someone who models clothes
Polish:
modeling
— work of someone who models clothes
Spanish:
modelaje
— work of someone who models clothes
Arabic:
نمذجة
— The construction and use of a computer model
Chinese Mandarin:
建模
(jiànmó)
— The construction and use of a computer model
Finnish:
mallinnus
— The construction and use of a computer model
French:
modélisation
— The construction and use of a computer model
German:
Modellierung
— The construction and use of a computer model
Greek:
μοντελοποίηση
(montelopoíisi)
— The construction and use of a computer model
Indonesian:
pemodelan
— The construction and use of a computer model
Irish:
samhaltú
— The construction and use of a computer model
Malay:
pemodelan
— The construction and use of a computer model
Ukrainian:
моделюва́ння
(modeljuvánnja)
— The construction and use of a computer model