modelling

4 definitions found

modelling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Modeling \Mod"el*ing\, n. (Fine Arts)
     The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is
     to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some
     plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the
     expression or indication of solid form. [Written also
     modelling.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Modeling plane, a small plane for planing rounded objects.
        
  
     Modeling wax, beeswax melted with a little Venice
        turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with
        coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.
        [1913 Webster]

  Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modeledor Modelled; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Modeling or Modelling.] [Cf. F. modeler, It.
     modellare.]
     To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a
     model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to
     model a house or a government; to model an edifice according
     to the plan delineated.
     [1913 Webster]

modelling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  modelling
      n 1: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a
           finished work can be copied [syn: modeling, modelling,
           molding, moulding]
      2: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
         scale) [syn: model, modelling, modeling]

modelling - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  model
  modelling
  
     <simulation> A description of observed behaviour, simplified
     by ignoring certain details.  Models allow complex systems
     to be understood and their behaviour predicted within the scope
     of the model, but may give incorrect descriptions and
     predictions for situations outside the realm of their intended
     use.  A model may be used as the basis for simulation.
  
     Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling".
  
     (1996-05-29)