Meaning

5 senses
  1. (US, countable, uncountable)The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

  2. (US, countable, uncountable)The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.

  3. (US, countable, uncountable)The profession of someone who models clothes.

  4. (US, countable, uncountable)The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.

  5. (US, countable, uncountable)The learning of a new skill by copying other people.

More definitions
  • a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
  • the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
  • sculpture produced by molding

Forms

plural: modelings

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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