• mod‧el1 S2 W1 [countable]

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• 1 small copya small copy of a building, vehicle, machine etc, especially one that can be put together from separate partsmodel of They showed us a model of the building.
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• a working model (=one with parts which move) of a steam engine
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• 2 fashionDCBO someone whose job is to show clothes, hair styles etc by wearing them at fashion shows or for photographs: a top fashion model
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• a male model
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• 3 type of car etca particular type or design of a vehicle or machine: Renault are introducing three new models at the show.
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• Our dishwasher is the latest model (=newest design).
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• the 2.8 litre V6 model
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• 4 TDdescriptiona computer representation or scientific description of somethingmodel of Scientists are building computer models of the ocean currents.
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• 5 somebody/something to copysomeone or something which people want to copy because they are successful or have good qualitiesmodel for It served as a model for other cities.
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• He used English medieval architecture as his model.
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• role model (=someone that you try to copy because they have qualities you would like to have) Good teachers can act as positive role models.
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• 6 model of efficiency/virtue etcsomeone or something that has a lot of a good quality: She was a model of honesty and decency.
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• 7 artAVBO someone who is employed by an artist or photographer to be painted or photographed
• Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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• Advanced Learner's Dictionary.