MODELING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modeling mean? 

• MODELING (noun)
  The noun MODELING has 3 senses:

1. sculpture produced by molding

2. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

3. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

  Familiarity information: MODELING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODELING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sculpture produced by molding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clay sculpture; modeling; mold; molding; mould; moulding

Hypernyms ("modeling" is a kind of...):

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

Derivation:

model (form in clay, wax, etc)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

modeling; modelling; molding; moulding

Hypernyms ("modeling" is a kind of...):

carving; sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

Derivation:

model (form in clay, wax, etc)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

model; modeling; modelling

Hypernyms ("modeling" is a kind of...):

representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modeling"):

simulation (the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training))

Derivation:

model (construct a model of)

 Context examples 

Modeling Pluto’s temperatures showed that when averaged over Pluto’s 248-year orbit, the latitudes near 30 degrees north and south emerged as the coldest places, far colder than either pole.

(Scientists Probe Mystery of Pluto’s Icy Heart, NASA)

This gene is involved in cytoskeletal modeling and neurotransmission.

(LIMK1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in both histone modification and chromatin modeling.

(HDAC7 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Used for molecular modeling, genome analysis, and image processing, among others.

(High Performance Computing, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in DNA replication and cytoskeleton modeling.

(Keratin, Type II Cytoskeletal 7, NCI Thesaurus)

By modeling these processes using computers, the team came up with an ocean sandwiched between up to three ice layers, in addition to the rocky seafloor.

(Ganymede may harbor 'club sandwich' of oceans and ice, NASA)

This gene plays a role in both signaling and cytoskeletal modeling.

(BAIAP2L1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The modeling also yielded estimates of the volume flux for each lava flow.

(Mars Volcano, Earth's Dinosaurs Went Extinct About the Same Time, NASA)

The results help solve a puzzle in recent climate modeling studies.

(Why are big storms bringing so much more rain?, National Science Foundation)

The new program also will include animal model studies of population dynamics and population genetics of HIV, mathematical modeling of virus populations and evolution, and, ultimately, translation of the findings into drug development.

(HIV Drug Resistance Program, NCI Thesaurus)