model

  • 71model on — phrasal verb model on or model upon or model after [transitive] Word forms model on : present tense I/you/we/they model on he/she/it models on present participle modelling on past tense modelled on past participle modelled on a) model upon or… …

    English dictionary

  • 72Model T — an automobile with a 2.9 liter, 4 cylinder engine, produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1909 through 1927, considered to be the first motor vehicle successfully mass produced on an assembly line. * * * Automobile built by the Ford Motor Co.… …

    Universalium

  • 73Model — Mannequin; Modell; Fotomodell; Vorführdame * * * Mo|del [ mɔdl̩], das; s, s: a) Person, besonders Frau, die Modekollektionen, [Modell]kleider auf Modenschauen vorführt: die Models präsentieren auf dem Laufsteg die neue Herbstkollektion. b)… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 74model — This is a term which has been given a wide variety of different meanings by sociologists. In some cases it has been used as a synonym for theory , but in others as a reference to a system of abstract concepts at a more general level than a theory …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 75model — /ˈmɒdl / (say modl) noun 1. a standard or example for imitation or comparison; a pattern. 2. a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or serve as a copy of something. 3. an image in clay, wax, or the like to be… …

  • 76model — 1. noun /ˈmɒdl̩,ˈmɑdl̩/ a) A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing. The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.… …

    Wiktionary

  • 77Model —    A model is a person who is paid to wear a garment or product for promotional purposes such as in a fashion show or photo shoot. The historical origins of formal showings of clothing began with the House of Worth in 1858. Wealthy women would be …

    Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • 78model — 1. noun 1) a working model Syn: replica, copy, representation, mock up, dummy, imitation, duplicate, reproduction, facsimile 2) the American model of airline deregulation Syn: prototype …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 79model — / mɒd(ə)l/ noun 1. a small copy of something made to show what it will look like when finished ● They showed us a model of the new office building.2. a style or type of product ● This is the latest model. ● The model on display is last year’s. ●… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 80model — n. & v. n. 1 a representation in three dimensions of an existing person or thing or of a proposed structure, esp. on a smaller scale (often attrib.: a model train). 2 a simplified (often mathematical) description of a system etc., to assist… …

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