Modelling

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Modeling \Mod"el*ing\, n. (Fine Arts)
     The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is
     to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some
     plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the
     expression or indication of solid form. [Written also
     {modelling}.]


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Modeling plane}, a small plane for planing rounded objects.
        
  
     {Modeling wax}, beeswax melted with a little Venice
        turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with
        coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {Modelled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Modeling} or {Modelling}.] [Cf. F. modeler, It.
     modellare.]
     To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a
     model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to
     model a house or a government; to model an edifice according
     to the plan delineated.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  model
       adj : worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
             [syn: {exemplary}, {model(a)}]
       n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process;
            "the computer program was based on a model of the
            circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {theoretical
            account}, {framework}]
       2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
       3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or
          sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so
          the artist worked from photos" [syn: {poser}]
       4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
          [syn: {simulation}]
       5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model
          of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major
          general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {good example}]
       6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role
          model" [syn: {role model}]
       7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his
          example" [syn: {example}]
       8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
          fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin},
           {manakin}, {fashion model}]
       9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
          scale) [syn: {modelling}, {modeling}]
       v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {pattern}]
       2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {mold},
           {mould}]
       3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know
          the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {pose}, {sit},
           {posture}]
       4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
       5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained
          in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {simulate}]
       6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {mock up}]
       [also: {modelling}, {modelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  modelling
       n 1: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished
            work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {molding}, {moulding}]
       2: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
          scale) [syn: {model}, {modeling}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  modelling
       See {model}

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  modelling
       
          {model}