Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Modeling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
modeling
n 1: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould}, {molding},
{moulding}, {clay sculpture}]
2: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished
work can be copied [syn: {modelling}, {molding}, {moulding}]
3: a representation of something (usually on a smaller scale)
[syn: {model}, {modelling}]
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