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# modelling

noun (modelling, uncountable); verb form (-ing form of «model»: model, models, modelled, modelling – UK; modeled, modeling – US)

«modelling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Making models: small copies of things, or shapes from clay, Plasticine or other materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#m1)
2. The job of a fashion model: wearing clothes for photos or shows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#m2)
3. (science, maths) Making a simplified version or a set of rules (a model) that shows how something works, often on a computer, to predict things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#m3)
4. (behaviour) Showing others how to behave by doing it yourself: «modelling good manners». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#m4)

### In the lessons

In art and design lessons, «clay modelling» and «model making». In science and geography, computer modelling predicts weather and climate. In maths, «modelling» turns a real problem into numbers and equations. Teachers talk about «modelling» a skill: showing you how first. Phrases: «clay modelling», «computer modelling», «role modelling», «a modelling agency».

### Examples

- We did clay modelling in art today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x1)
- Weather forecasts use computer modelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x2)
- My cousin does modelling for a clothes catalogue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x3)
- The teacher is modelling how to set out a long division. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x4)
- Modelling the Solar System with balls showed us the sizes of the planets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x5)
- Modelling kind behaviour helps younger children learn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x6)
- Maths modelling turns a word problem into an equation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x7)
- Dad spends weekends modelling a tiny railway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/#x8)

### Note

UK/Australia/NZ/Ireland spell it «modelling» (double l); the US spells it «modeling». Both are correct in their countries. Remember: every model is simpler than the real thing, so its predictions can be wrong. In maths, modelling means writing the problem as numbers, then checking the answer makes sense.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «modelling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modelling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«modelling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/modelling.html) on Mova free.