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modelling

noun · verb · 4 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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 D AH0 L IH2 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Commonwealth standard spelling of modeling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of model

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: model, modeling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: representation

Narrower terms: simulation

4

noun

Meaning 4

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: modeling, molding, moulding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sculpture, carving

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

modelling in complete knowledge articles