modeling

/ˈmɑdlɪŋ/

/ˈmɑdəlɪŋ/

Other forms: modelings

Modeling involves making a representation of something. Creating a tiny, functioning volcano is an example of modeling. Teachers use modeling when they have a class election that represents a larger one, like a presidential election.

Modeling is anything that represents something else, usually on a smaller scale. Military commanders use physical and computer modeling to plan offensives. Modeling is helpful because it allows you to take a good look at something that is too big or impractical to see otherwise. If a tall beautiful person tells you he has a modeling career, he’s not a miniature version of something, but he does make money being a model. Outside the US, it’s often spelled with two l’s.

Definitions of modeling

1. noun

   the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
   synonyms: model, modelling

   types:

   simulation

   the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)

   war game

   a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy

   type of:

   representation

   an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
2. noun

   sculpture produced by molding
   synonyms: clay sculpture, mold, molding, mould, moulding

   type of:

   sculpture

   a three-dimensional work of plastic art
3. noun

   a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
   synonyms: modelling, molding, moulding

   type of:

   carving, sculpture

   creating figures or designs in three dimensions