Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: a simplified description of a complex entity or process
"the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems";
Similiar / Same: theoretical account, framework
Categories: hypothesis, possibility, theory
Within this category: Copernican system, mean sun, Ptolemaic system, simulation, stochastic process
How to sign: form in clay, wax, etc
"model a head with clay";
Categories: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: poser
Categories: assistant, help, helper, supporter
Within this category: artist's model, dressmaker's model, photographer's model
How to sign: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Similiar / Same: simulation
Categories: representation
Within this category: figure, globe, mock-up, planetarium, restoration, roughcast
How to sign: construct a model of
"model an airplane";
Similiar / Same: mock up
