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MODELING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("modeling" is a kind of...):
representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modeling"):
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))
Derivation:
model (construct a model of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
Synonyms:
modeling; modelling; molding; moulding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("modeling" is a kind of...):
carving; sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)
Derivation:
model (form in clay, wax, etc)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Sculpture produced by molding
Synonyms:
clay sculpture; modeling; mold; molding; mould; moulding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("modeling" is a kind of...):
sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)
Derivation:
model (form in clay, wax, etc)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb model
Context examples:
This new information about the presence of metal oxides like titanium oxide and other substances will allow much better modeling of exoplanet atmospheres.
(Inferno World with Titanium Skies, ESO)
Using computer modeling, the scientists evaluated each compound in over 1 million structural configurations to determine how well the molecules can physically interact with the mu receptor.
(Designing more effective opioids, NIH)
This gene plays a role in cytoskeletal modeling via regulation of actin fiber turnover.
(PDLIM4 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The Drosophila gene Imitation SWI (Iswi) encodes a DNA helicase involved in chromatin modeling.
(ISWI, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes PHD finger protein 23, may play a role in chromatin modeling.
(PHF23 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is involved in both actin binding and cytoskeletal modeling.
(Myosin-XVIIIa, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, modeling showed that the features must be atmospheric but still close to the surface — most likely forming a very thin layer of tiny solid organic particles.
(Dust Storms on Titan Spotted for the First Time, NASA)
An approach to modeling a protein structure based on an initial sequence alignment to a protein with a known 3D structure.
(Homology Modeling, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in both cell adhesion and cytoskeleton modeling.
(MSN Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers used a unique modeling system to study the effects of earlier snowmelt across various regions of the western U.S.
(Earlier snowmelt decreases streamflow, reduces forests' ability to regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide, NSF)
