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model

 
 
/ˈmɒdəl/ noun [C]

Translation

PERSON someone whose job is to wear fashionable clothes, be in photographs, etc in order to advertise things
manken, model
a fashion model296157
COPY a smaller copy of a real object, often used to show how something works or what it looks like
maket, model
He makes models as a hobby.2097
EXAMPLE someone or something that is an example for others to copy
numune, örnek, model
a model of good behaviour209717481747
DESIGN a design of machine or car that is made by a particular company
(araba, makina) model, örnek
I think her car is a slightly older model. → See also role model166617472427
(Definition of model noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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