fashion or shape (a three-dimensional figure or object) in a malleable material such as clay or wax

use the icing to model a house

use (a system, procedure, etc.) as an example to follow or imitate

the research method will be modelled on previous work

devise a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of (a system or process) to assist calculations and predictions

a computer program that can model the behaviour of smoke

display (clothes) by wearing them

the clothes were modelled by celebrities

a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original

a model of St Paul's Cathedral

a model aeroplane

a thing used as an example to follow or imitate

the project became a model for other schemes

a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process to assist calculations and predictions

a statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

a Swiss physiologist has presented a mathematical model to support this study

a person employed to display clothes by wearing them

Jane was too small to be a model

a well-known fashion model

a particular design or version of a product

the company revealed their latest model at the Motor Show