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MODELLING
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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 ("modelling" 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 "modelling"):
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 ("modelling" is a kind of...):
carving; sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)
Derivation:
model (form in clay, wax, etc)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb model
Context examples:
The transistor was developed through tests and modelling carried out jointly by researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil, the University of Würzburg, Germany, and the University of South Carolina, United States.
(Transistor that mimics neurons developed, SciDev.Net)
Running modelling to see how this magnesium (and other elements) could have vanished, the team calculated something almost unbelievable: up to 40 percent of the mass of Earth could have evaporated in repeated episodes of vaporization as the planet forged in fire.
(Fiery Collisions That Gave Birth to Earth Could Have Evaporated 40% of Our World, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Researchers have used mathematical modelling to develop techniques to combat two co-infecting viruses causing maize lethal necrosis (MLN) in Kenya.
(Researchers model ways to control deadly maize disease, SciDev.Net)
"I should change the light," he said after a moment. "I'd like to bring out the modelling of the features. And I'd try to get hold of all the back hair."
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
