model
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈmɒdl/
/ˈmɑːdl/
- a copy of something, usually smaller than the original object
- a working model (= one in which the parts move) of a fire engine
- I used to build model aeroplanes.
- The architect had produced a scale model of the proposed shopping complex.
Extra Examples- They have a working model of a water mill.
- She made a fantastic clay model of her dog.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full-scale
- scale
- three-dimensional
- …
- assemble
- build
- construct
- …
- aeroplane
- airplane
- car
- …
- model of
- something such as a text or a system that can be used as an example for other people to copy
- Look at the writing model on page 58.
- a model text/essay
- The nation's constitution provided a model that other countries followed.
- Different funding models are used in schools.
Extra Examples- The plans serve as a model for future housing developments.
- Successful schools must be used as models for the rest.
- The audio provides a model for students to copy.
- They offer an alternative model of married life.
- The book fits the classic model of a postmodern narrative.
- He proposes a leadership model based upon vision and strategy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- role
- …
- give somebody
- present
- propose
- …
- citizen
- pupil
- student
- …
- model of
- model for
- (approving) a person or thing that is considered an excellent example of something
- It was a model of clarity.
- He's a model student.
- a model farm (= one that has been specially designed to work well)
Extra Examples- She was a model of restraint.
- Her essay was a model of clarity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- role
- …
- give somebody
- present
- propose
- …
- citizen
- pupil
- student
- …
- model of
- model for
- a person whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothes and be photographed wearing them
- She had a successful career as a fashion model.
- He was a former male model who became a movie star.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- artist’s
- glamour/glamor
- photographic
- …
- photograph
- pose
- shoot
- …
- pose for somebody/something
- sit for somebody/something
- a person who is employed to be painted, drawn, photographed, etc. by an artist or photographer
- The model sits for me for three hours every day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- artist’s
- glamour/glamor
- photographic
- …
- photograph
- pose
- shoot
- …
- pose for somebody/something
- sit for somebody/something
- a particular design or type of product
- The latest models will be on display at the motor show.
Extra Examples- Later that year, IBM released a similar model at a lower price.
- They do several other models of washing machine.
- They're recalling their new model for modifications to the engine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- de luxe
- luxury
- popular
- …
- do
- make
- produce
- …
- (usually in compounds) a way of running a business, based on a particular way of getting the money you need and identifying and reaching your customers; a type of business model
- They may abandon the traditional cooperative model.
- under a… model Under a subscription model, consumers will typically pay a monthly fee to access the online library.
- a simple description of a system, used for explaining how something works or calculating what might happen, etc.
- the standard economic model of supply and demand
- to propose/construct/test a model
- She developed a computer model to help farmers with pest control.
- a mathematical model for determining the safe level of pesticides in food
- according to a model According to this model, by the middle of the century temperatures will rise by 1–3℃.
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra Examples- We follow a simple accounting model.
- Most studies applied the theoretical model developed by Dornsbusch.
- The data stopped fitting our model at this point.
- The model predicts no change in quality or price.
small copy
example to copy
fashion
for artist
design
in business
description of system
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a set of plans of a building): from French modelle, from Italian modello, from an alteration of Latin modulus ‘measure’, diminutive of modus.