model

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

a type of product; "his car was an old model"

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"

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"

someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"

a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"

the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

plan or create according to a model or models

form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"

assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"

create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"

construct a model of; "model an airplane"

worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"