Model vs. Picture

Model vs. Picture — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Model and Picture

Modelnoun

A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.

The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.

Picturenoun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

Modelnoun

A person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show.

Picturenoun

An image; a representation as in the imagination.

Modelnoun

A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.

The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.

Picturenoun

A painting.

There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
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Modelnoun

A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.

The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.

Picturenoun

A photograph.

I took a picture of the church.

Modelnoun

A style, type, or design.

He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.

Picturenoun

(informal) A motion picture.

Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.

Modelnoun

The structural design of a complex system.

The team developed a sound business model.

Picturenoun

Cinema as a form of entertainment.

Let's go to the pictures.
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Modelnoun

A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

He was a model of eloquence and virtue.British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.

Picturenoun

A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).

She's the very picture of health.

Modelnoun

(logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

Picturenoun

An attractive sight.

The garden is a real picture at this time of year.

Modelnoun

(logic) An interpretation which makes a certain sentence true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that sentence.

Picturenoun

The art of painting; representation by painting.

Modelnoun

A particular style, design, or make of a particular product.

This year's model features four doors instead of two.

Picturenoun

A figure; a model.

Modelnoun

(manufacturing) An identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number).

Picturenoun

Situation.

The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.You can't just look at the election, you've got to look at the big picture.''

Modelnoun

(medicine) An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.

Modelnoun

Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To imagine or envision.

Modelnoun

(software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Pictureverb

(transitive) To depict.

Modeladjective

Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

Picturenoun

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface;

they showed us the pictures of their weddinga movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them

Modelverb

(transitive) To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.

Picturenoun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface;

a small painting by Picassohe bought the painting as an investmenthis pictures hang in the Louvre

Modelverb

(transitive) To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.

They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.

Picturenoun

a clear and telling mental image;

he described his mental picture of his assailanthe had no clear picture of himself or his worldthe events left a permanent impression in his mind

Modelverb

(transitive) To make a miniature model of.

He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.

Picturenoun

a situation treated as an observable object;

the political picture is favorablethe religious scene in England has changed in the last century

Modelverb

(transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.

The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.

Picturenoun

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text;

the dictionary had many pictures

Modelverb

(intransitive) To make a model or models.

Picturenoun

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;

they went to a movie every Saturday nightthe film was shot on location

Modelverb

(intransitive) To be a model of any kind.

The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

Picturenoun

the visible part of a television transmission;

they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone

Modelnoun

a simplified description of a complex entity or process;

the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems

Picturenoun

a graphic or vivid verbal description;

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word picturesthe author gives a depressing picture of life in Polandthe pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters

Modelnoun

a type of product;

his car was an old model

Picturenoun

a typical example of some state or quality;

the very picture of a modern generalshe was the picture of despair

Modelnoun

a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor;

the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos

Pictureverb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

I can't see him on horseback!I can see what will happenI can see a risk in this strategy

Modelnoun

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

Pictureverb

show in, or as in, a picture;

This scene depicts country lifethe face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

Modelnoun

something to be imitated;

an exemplar of successa model of clarityhe is the very model of a modern major general

Modelnoun

someone worthy of imitation;

every child needs a role model

Modelnoun

a representative form or pattern;

I profited from his example

Modelnoun

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions;

she was too fat to be a mannequin

Modelnoun

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

Modelverb

plan or create according to a model or models

Modelverb

form in clay, wax, etc;

model a head with clay

Modelverb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes;

We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often

Modelverb

display (clothes) as a mannequin;

model the latest fashion

Modelverb

create a representation or model of;

The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights

Modelverb

construct a model of;

model an airplane

Modeladjective

worthy of imitation;

exemplary behaviormodel citizens