different between model vs modal

English

Alternative forms

• modell

Etymology

From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?dl?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?dl?/, [?m?.??]
• • Homophone: mottle
• Hyphenation: mod?el
• Rhymes: -?d?l

Noun

model (plural models)

1. A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.

2. A person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show.
3. A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.
   • You have here the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished.

4. A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
5. A style, type, or design.

6. The structural design of a complex system.

7. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

   He was a model of eloquence and virtue.

8. (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
9. (logic) An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
10. (medicine) An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology.
11. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
12. (software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:model

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: model

Adjective

model (not comparable)

1. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
   • 1898, John Thorburn, The St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa: 1846-1897 : sketch, page 40:

     [...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]

   • 1932, Nora Fugger, James Austin Galaston (translator), The Glory of the Habsburgs: the Memoirs of Princess Fugger, page 35:

     Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.

   • 1934, Charles Ryle Fay, Imperial economy and its place in the formation of economic doctrine, 1600-1932, page 143:

     [...] and we press with special severity on one small country whose agriculture is as model as is her way of rural life.

   • 1956, Stephen Rynne, All Ireland, page 54:

     True, it is an untidy county; the farmhouses are much more model than the farms (when we reach Antrim we shall find that the farms are more model than the farmhouses).

   • 1961, Blackwood's Magazine, volume 289, page 525:

     At our approach the animals made so much noise that the owners of the hut peered round the door to see what was the matter; outwardly rather less model than the farm, there appeared two ancient Basques, emblematically black-bereted, gnarled [...]

   • 1968, American County Government, volume 33, page 19:

     But not all the exchanges were as model as the sergeant. Some of the exchangees showed a rigidity and reluctance to adapt.

   • 1999, Michael D. Williams, Acquisition for the 21st century: the F-22 Development Program, page 113:

     It is as model as you can get.

   • 2002, Uma Anand Segal, A framework for immigration: Asians in the United States, page 308:

     While Asians have been perceived as the model minority, it is increasingly clear that some Asian groups are more model than are others, and even within these model groups, a division exists [...]

   • 2010, Eleanor Coppola, Notes on a Life, page 140:

     All were neat and well kept which added to the sense that they were more model than real.

   Synonym: ideal

Translations

Verb

model (third-person singular simple present models, present participle (UK) modelling or (US) modeling, simple past and past participle (UK) modelled or (US) modeled)

1. (transitive) to display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model

2. (transitive) to use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model

3. (transitive) to make a miniature model of

4. (transitive) to create from a substance such as clay

5. (intransitive) to make a model or models
6. (intransitive) to be a model of any kind

Synonyms

• modelise, US modelize

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• model in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• model in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• model on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• LModE, molde

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”).

Noun

model m (indefinite plural modele, definite singular modeli, definite plural modelet)

1. pattern
2. example

   Synonyms: shembull, mostër

Declension

Derived terms

• modeloj
• modelim

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /mo?d?l/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /mu?d?l/

Noun

model m (plural models)

1. model

model m or f (plural models)

1. model (person)

Related terms

• modelar

Further reading

• “model” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “model” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “model” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “model” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo?del

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of Latin modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”),

Noun

model

1. fashion model
2. model, poser; someone who poses for a photograph or painting
3. framework
4. example

Verb

model

1. to model
2. to become or work as a fashion model
3. to pose

Synonyms

• modelo

Etymology 2

From the Cebuano phrase mo-deliver ug lunggon (“someone who delivers coffins”).

Noun

model

1. (colloquial, humorous) a funeral home worker; a funeral director or funeral attendant See usage notes.

Usage notes

• Used to poke fun at a good-looking or well-dressed person.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French modèle (“model”).

Noun

model

1. model

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mod?l]

Noun

model f

1. genitive plural of modla

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo??d?l/
• Hyphenation: mo?del
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

model n (plural modellen, diminutive modelletje n)

1. model (type, design)
2. model (someone or something serving as an artistic subject)
3. model (simplified representation)
4. model (miniature)
5. model (prototype)
6. shape, the proper arrangement of something

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: model
• ? Indonesian: model
• ? West Frisian: model

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus. Doublet of mode, modern, modul, and modus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mod?l]
• Hyphenation: mo?dèl

Noun

model or modèl

1. model,
   1. a style, type, or design.
   2. a person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
   3. a person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show.
   4. a representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.
2. (psychology) role model, a person who serves as an example, whose behavior is emulated by others

Affixations

Further reading

• “model” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

From French modèle, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, from Latin modulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?.d?l/

Noun

model m inan (diminutive modelik)

1. model (miniature)

   Synonym: makieta

2. model (simplified representation)
3. model (style)

   Synonyms: fason, typ

4. model (structural design)

   Synonyms: paradygmat, szablon, wzorzec, wzór

Declension

Noun

model m pers (feminine modelka)

1. model (person who serves as a subject for artwork)
2. model (person who serves as a subject for fashion)

Declension

Derived terms

• (verbs) modelowa?, wymodelowa?
• (noun) modelownia
• (adjective) modelowy

Related terms

• (noun) modeling
• (adverb) modelowo

Further reading

• model in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• model in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?del/
• Rhymes: -el
• Hyphenation: mo?del

Noun

model n (plural modele)

1. a template

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Modell or French modèle, from Italian modello, from Latin modellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?del/
• Hyphenation: mo?del

Noun

mòdel m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. model (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

References

• “model” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French modèle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?del/
• Hyphenation: mo?del

Noun

model (definite accusative modeli, plural modeller)

1. model (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modalis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d?l

Adjective

modal (comparative more modal, superlative most modal)

1. of, or relating to a mode or modus
2. (grammar) of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
3. (music) of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical music
4. (logic) of, or relating to the modality between propositions
5. (statistics) relating to the statistical mode.
6. (computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

   Antonym: modeless

7. (graphical user interface) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.

   a modal dialog; a modal window

   Antonym: modeless

8. (metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes

Synonyms

• forming
• conditioning

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

modal (plural modals)

1. (logic) A modal proposition.
2. (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
3. (grammar) A modal verb.

   • Using the same type of distributional criterion, we could argue that only a Verb (in its base form) can occur in the position marked — in (23) below to complete the sentence:
     (23)     They/it can —
     [...]
     Conversely, the only type of word which could be used to begin a three-word sentence such as (25) below:
     (25)     — I be frank?
     is a Modal: cf. [...]

4. (graphical user interface) A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.
   • 1996, OOPSLA '96: Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications (volume 31, issues 10-12)

     Modal screen elements are subtrees which, when activated, disable all elements external to them. Examples of modals are yes-no message boxes and the application itself.

Translations

See also

• semimodal

Further reading

• modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• modal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Dolma, MOALD, dolma, domal

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.dal/

Adjective

modal (feminine singular modale, masculine plural modaux, feminine plural modales)

1. modal

Derived terms

• modalité
• amodal

Noun

modal m (plural modaux)

1. a modal verb

Further reading

• “modal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?da?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

modal (not comparable)

1. modal

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil ????? (mutal, “principal, fund, capital, money yielding interest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mo.d?al]
• Hyphenation: mo?dal

Noun

modal (first-person possessive modalku, second-person possessive modalmu, third-person possessive modalnya)

1. capital,
   1. money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
   2. (figuratively) goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “modal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Adjective

modal m or f (plural modais, comparable)

1. modal (all senses)

Romanian

Etymology

From French modal

Adjective

modal m or n (feminine singular modal?, masculine plural modali, feminine and neuter plural modale)

1. modal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

modal (plural modales)

1. modal

Related terms

• modales
• modalidad