ETYM French modčle, Italian modello, from (assumed) Latin modellus, from modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. Related to Mode, Module.
1. A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; SYN. poser.
2. Someone worthy of imitation; SYN. role model.
3. A representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale); SYN. simulation.
4. A representative form or pattern; SYN. example.
5. A simplified description of a complex entity or process; SYN. theoretical account, framework.
6. A type or class of product.
Simplified version of some aspect of the real world. Models are produced to show the relationships between two or more factors, such as land use and the distance from the center of a town (for example, concentric-ring theory). Because models are idealized, they give only a general guide to what may happen.

1. To pose for artistic purposes; SYN. pose, sit, posture.
2. To construct a model of; SYN. mock up.
3. To form in clay, wax, etc; SYN. mold, mould.
4. To plan or create according to a model or models; SYN. pattern.
5. To wear as a form of display
6. To enact or perform again; SYN. reenact, simulate.

Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern

(1891-1945) German field marshal in World War II. He commanded Panzer units in France and on the Eastern Front before moving to the West to shore up the German defenses following the Allied invasion of Europe.
He became commander in chief in the West Aug 1944, too late to stop the Allied advances in Normandy after the D-Day landings. Replaced by von Rundstedt, he was then responsible for defeating the British airborne landing at Arnhem and launching the German offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. In April 1945 his army was trapped in the Ruhr pocket and, declaring that no German field marshal should permit himself to be captured, he shot himself.

A mathematical or graphical representation of a real-world situation or object—for example, a mathematical model of the distribution of matter in the universe, a spreadsheet (numeric) model of business operations, or a graphical model of a molecule. Models can generally be changed or manipulated so that their creators can see how the real version might be affected by modifications or varying conditions. See also modeling, simulation.