definition of
model

[1] #1 model n. [theoretical account, framework] a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems". wn

[2] #2 model n. a type of product; "his car was an old model". wn

[3] #3 model n. [poser] 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". wn

[4] #4 model n. [simulation] representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale). wn

[5] #5 model n. [exemplar, example, good example] something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general". wn