Meanings
nounmodeling (countable and uncountable, plural modelings)
plural modelings · alternative modelling
- UScountableuncountableThe representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.
- UScountableuncountableThe profession of someone who models clothes.
- UScountableuncountablemathematicsThe construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsculpture produced by molding
Broader
nouna preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
nounthe act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*médos
- Proto-Italic*medos
- Latinmodus
- Late Latinmodulus
- Vulgar Latin*modellus
- Old Italianmodello
- Middle Frenchmodelle
- Englishmodel
- Englishmodeling
Translations
Arabic عارضة أزياء, نمذجة
- عارضة أزياءwork of someone who models clothes
- نمذجةThe construction and use of a computer model
Chinese Mandarin 模特兒 /模特儿, 建模
- 模特兒 /模特儿work of someone who models clothes
- 建模 (jiànmó)The construction and use of a computer model
Czech modelování
- modelováníThe art of sculpting models from clay
Finnish muovaaminen, mallinnus
- muovaaminenThe art of sculpting models from clay
- mallinnusThe art of sculpting models from clay
- syvyysvaikutelmaThe representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.
- mallin työwork of someone who models clothes
- mallinnusThe construction and use of a computer model
French modelage, mannequinat
- modelageThe art of sculpting models from clay
- mannequinatwork of someone who models clothes
- modélisationThe construction and use of a computer model
German Modellierung
- ModellierungThe construction and use of a computer model
Greek μοντελοποίηση
- μοντελοποίηση (montelopoíisi)The construction and use of a computer model
Indonesian pemodelan
- pemodelanThe construction and use of a computer model
Irish mionsamhlú, múnlú
- mionsamhlúThe art of sculpting models from clay
- múnlúThe art of sculpting models from clay
- mainicíneachtwork of someone who models clothes
- samhaltúThe construction and use of a computer model
- aithrisThe learning of a new skill
- eiseamláiriúThe learning of a new skill
Malay pemodelan
- pemodelanThe construction and use of a computer model
Polish modelunek, modelunek
- modelunekThe art of sculpting models from clay
- modelunekThe representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.
- modelingwork of someone who models clothes
Spanish modelaje
- modelajework of someone who models clothes
Ukrainian моделюва́ння, моделюва́ння
- моделюва́ння (modeljuvánnja)The art of sculpting models from clay
- моделюва́ння (modeljuvánnja)The construction and use of a computer model
Cite this entry
APA
modeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modeling
MLA
“modeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modeling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modeling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modeling.
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