Hypernym

noun

an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent

model 9

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

modelling 2
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
modeling 3
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

Derivationally related form

model 2

verb

form in clay, wax, etc

model 6

verb

construct a model of

model 1

verb

plan or create according to a model or models

Hyponym

simulation 1

noun

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)