Thesaurus: modeling

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Model
2. n. The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.
3. n. sculpture produced by molding
4. n. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
5. n. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
6. The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form. [Written also modelling.] Modeling plane, a small plane for planing rounded objects. -- Modeling wax, beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.
7. The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is tobe executed; the formation of a work of art from some plasticmaterial. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression orindication of solid form. [Written also modelling.] Modeling plane, asmall plane for planing rounded objects.-- Modeling wax, beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, orother resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usuallyred, -- used in modeling.
8. n:100 n. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied