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modeling.

The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

    US · countable · uncountable
  2. The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.

    US · countable · uncountable
  3. The profession of someone who models clothes.

    US · countable · uncountable
  4. The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.

    US · countable · uncountable
  5. The learning of a new skill by copying other people.

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model English -ing English modeling From model + -ing.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of model

    US · form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model English -ing English modeling From model + -ing.

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