model

noun (model, models); verb (model, models, modelled/modeled, modelling/modeling); adjective (a model pupil)

«model» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A model is a small copy of something, like a model car, plane or ship. tree →
A model is a person who wears clothes for photos or shows. tree →
A model is a kind or type of a product: «the newest model of the phone». tree →
A model is a good example to copy: «a model pupil». tree →
In science and maths, a model is a drawing, object or plan that shows how something works. tree →
To model is to shape something or to show how to do it. tree →

In the lessons

things built or counted; a smaller copy at a scale; in science: a model of the solar system or a volcano; in maths: bar models and place-value models to show a problem; in art: modelling clay; phrases: «role model», «scale model», «model answer»

Examples

He builds 3 model planes. tree →
The model is 10 times smaller than the ship. tree →
A model car costs $8. tree →
How many models did they make? tree →
We made a model of the solar system. tree →
Draw a bar model to show the problem. tree →
My big sister is my role model. tree →
She made a model of a dog out of clay. tree →
Dad bought the latest model of the car. tree →
They offer for sale the sweetest little toy-houses, models of the mountain cottages in Switzerland. tree →

Note

Often counted; «times smaller» means divide the real size. A scale of 1 to 10 means the real thing is 10 times bigger. Spelling: modelled (UK) / modeled (US).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The letters are taken as a pattern or archetype from which things are made. Sefer Yetzirah says the double letters show opposites such as soft and hard, strength and weakness. In the primary lessons: things built or counted; a smaller copy at a scale; in science: a model of the solar system or a volcano; in maths: bar models and place-value models to show a problem; in art: modelling clay; phrases: «role model», «scale model», «model answer»

Examples

The [33] seven double letters, בגד כפרת with a duplicity of pronunciation, aspirated and unaspirated, namely: ,תּת ,רּר ,פּפ ,כּכ ,דּד ,גּג ,בּב serve as a model of softness and hardness, strength and weakness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
It is the model, or archetype, after (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Often counted; «times smaller» means divide the real size. A scale of 1 to 10 means the real thing is 10 times bigger. Spelling: modelled (UK) / modeled (US).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «model» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«model» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «model» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«model» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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