MODEL

(Lat. modulus.) In Mechanics, a small or miniature representation of the structure of a machine, so as to exhibit its mode of working, . Owing to the effect of increased ma in making the machine itself, the results obtained from the model exceed those of the machine in a greater ratio than the linear dimensions of the two works. Model. In the Fine Arts, that which is an object of imitation. In Painting and Sculpture, it is the individual whom the artist procures for getting up his proportions, details, play of the muscles, . Also in Sculpture, it is a term applied to the small sketch in wax or clay for a work of art. In Architecture, it is a small pattern in relief, either of wood, plaster, or other material, of the building proposed to be executed. MODELLING. [s. 769]