📒 a copy of something, usually smaller than the original object
- a working model (= one in which the parts move) of a fire engine
- I used to build model aeroplanes.
- The architect had produced a scale model of the proposed shopping complex.
📒 something such as a text or a system that can be used as an example for other people to copy
- Look at the writing model on page 58.
- a model text/essay
- The nation's constitution provided a model that other countries followed.
📒 a person or thing that is considered an excellent example of something
- It was a model of clarity.
- He's a model student.
- a model farm (= one that has been specially designed to work well)
📒 a person whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothes and be photographed wearing them
- She had a successful career as a fashion model.
- He was a former male model who became a movie star.
📒 a person who is employed to be painted, drawn, photographed, etc. by an artist or photographer
- The model sits for me for three hours every day.
📒 a particular design or type of product
- The latest models will be on display at the motor show.
- Later that year, IBM released a similar model at a lower price.
- They do several other models of washing machine.
📒 a way of running a business, based on a particular way of getting the money you need and identifying and reaching your customers; a type of business model
- They may abandon the traditional cooperative model.
- under a… model Under a subscription model, consumers will typically pay a monthly fee to access the online library.
📒 a simple description of a system, used for explaining how something works or calculating what might happen, etc.
- the standard economic model of supply and demand
- to propose/construct/test a model
- She developed a computer model to help farmers with pest control.