Standard Lemma guide

modeling

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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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Meaning relationships

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mold, mould, molding, moulding, clay sculpture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sculpture

History

Etymology

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
  • Irish: aithris — The learning of a new skill
  • Irish: eiseamláiriú — The learning of a new skill
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