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noun antetype, archetype, copy, copy in miniature, design, example, exemplar, exemplum, gauge, guide, ideal, image, imitation, miniature, mold, paradigm, paragon, pattern, plan, precedent, prototype, replica, representation, sample, specimen, standard
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MODEL. A machine made on a small scale to show the manner in which it is to be worked or employed.
     2. The Act of Congress of July 4, 1836, section 6, requires an inventor who is desirous to take out a patent for his invention, to furnish a model of his invention, in all cases which admit of representation by model, of a convenient size to exhibit advantageously its several parts.

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The clock struck twelve, and the model with a cry of relief stepped down from the stand.
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In areas around the periphery of the cross section, the laser cuts crosshatched squares to facilitate the separation of the model from the discarded material after the model is completed.
Rapid prototyping cuts time, costs to build finished parts
By linking industrial release data from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to environmental fate models and estimates of human exposure, health threats within and between cells can be ranked and compared by the model.
The risk where you live. (Innovations)
There also was an understandable reluctance on the part of regulators to allow the use of these black boxes to determine the appropriate insurance loss costs and subsequent rates, especially if they were not provided specifics on how the model works.
Inside the black box: hurricane models undergo a rigorous screening process to pass muster in Florida. Other hurricane-prone states look to Florida to set the standard. (Property/Casualty: Catastrophe Modeling)
Time-consuming design of supports is decreased and the costly waste of materials used to create supports is reduced, which would have to be cut from the model after solidification.
Rapid prototyping using FDM
Model Browser Co The Model Browser provides end-users with the ability to view, but not update, models published on the Internet or local area network.
Troux Technologies Releases Industry's First Actionable Enterprise Architecture Platform
Although some practical considerations make rodents the model of choice for many labs, several nonrodent models have proven useful in evaluating food allergenicity.
Animal models to detect allergenicity to foods and genetically modified products: workshop summary. (Mini-Monograph)
Based on current weather conditions, the model simulates possible storm paths and intensities, providing updates as rapidly as information is processed from the National Hurricane Center.
One Step Ahead of Disaster
The model permits real-time process control and off-line process optimization.
Cupola modeling project nearing phase II
ModLyng imports the model code, automatically creating a topological view of the model and interpreting the electrical equations and statements in the body of the model.
Lynguent Rolls out ModLyng Integrated Modeling Environment to Enhance Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Productivity and Cut Costs; ModLyng's Graphics and Language-Independence Are Keys to Alleviating Bottlenecks in the AMS Development Process
With limited data, the model can be used to assess which data must be collected to improve understanding of the relevant processes, as well as to provide sensitivity information for decision making.
Disease transmission models for public health decision making: analysis of epidemic and endemic conditions caused by waterborne pathogens. (Articles)
The model simulates the balance sheet, income statement and cash-flow statement.
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