From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
modeling
n 1: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould},
{molding}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
2: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished
work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {modelling}, {molding},
{moulding}]
3: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
scale) [syn: {model}, {modelling}, {modeling}]
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