modeler

English

Alternative forms

• modeller

Etymology

From model +‎ -er.

Noun

modeler (plural modelers) (American spelling)

1. a person who makes models, especially from a plastic medium such as clay
2. a person who models the behaviour of a physical system, especially by using a computer model
3. (computing) a computer program that simulates a physical system
4. (computing) a computer program that generates a three-dimensional representation of an object or system

Derived terms

• scale modeler

References

• OED 2002

Anagrams

• Demerol, remodel

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔd.le/

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Verb

modeler

1. (transitive) to model, to mould (physically change the shape of)
2. (transitive) to shape (e.g. a character)

Conjugation

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Conjugation of modeler (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	modeler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	modelant /mɔd.lɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		modelé /mɔd.le/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	modelle or modèle /mɔ.dɛl/	modelles or modèles /mɔ.dɛl/	modelle or modèle /mɔ.dɛl/	modelons /mɔd.lɔ̃/	modelez /mɔd.le/	modellent or modèlent /mɔ.dɛl/
	imperfect	modelais /mɔd.lɛ/	modelais /mɔd.lɛ/	modelait /mɔd.lɛ/	modelions /mɔ.də.ljɔ̃/	modeliez /mɔ.də.lje/	modelaient /mɔd.lɛ/
	past historic2	modelai /mɔd.le/	modelas /mɔd.la/	modela /mɔd.la/	modelâmes /mɔd.lam/	modelâtes /mɔd.lat/	modelèrent /mɔd.lɛʁ/
	future	modellerai or modèlerai /mɔ.dɛl.ʁe/	modelleras or modèleras /mɔ.dɛl.ʁa/	modellera or modèlera /mɔ.dɛl.ʁa/	modellerons or modèlerons /mɔ.dɛl.ʁɔ̃/	modellerez or modèlerez /mɔ.dɛl.ʁe/	modelleront or modèleront /mɔ.dɛl.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	modellerais or modèlerais /mɔ.dɛl.ʁɛ/	modellerais or modèlerais /mɔ.dɛl.ʁɛ/	modellerait or modèlerait /mɔ.dɛl.ʁɛ/	modellerions or modèlerions /mɔ.dɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /mɔ.de.lə.ʁjɔ̃/	modelleriez or modèleriez /mɔ.dɛ.lə.ʁje/ or /mɔ.de.lə.ʁje/	modelleraient or modèleraient /mɔ.dɛl.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	modelle or modèle /mɔ.dɛl/	modelles or modèles /mɔ.dɛl/	modelle or modèle /mɔ.dɛl/	modelions /mɔ.də.ljɔ̃/	modeliez /mɔ.də.lje/	modellent or modèlent /mɔ.dɛl/
	imperfect2	modelasse /mɔd.las/	modelasses /mɔd.las/	modelât /mɔd.la/	modelassions /mɔd.la.sjɔ̃/	modelassiez /mɔd.la.sje/	modelassent /mɔd.las/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	modelle or modèle /mɔ.dɛl/	—	modelons /mɔd.lɔ̃/	modelez /mɔd.le/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

• modelage
• modèle
• pâte à modeler

Further reading

• “modeler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Noun

modeler m (plural modeleri)

1. alternative form of modelier

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	modeler	modelerul		modeleri	modelerii
genitive-dative	modeler	modelerului		modeleri	modelerilor
vocative	modelerule			modelerilor