scale model

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Noun

scale model (plural scale models)

1. A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original (i.e., all aspect ratios are preserved).

   Synonyms: miniature, mini

   Hypernym: model

   Hyponym: bigature

   To test the hydrodynamics of the dam, the civil engineers not only ran computer simulations but also even built and flooded a scale model of the dam and the surrounding valley.

   A scale model of a cargo aircraft was perched on the desk of the air force officer. "As they say, guns start wars, but logistics win them," he said.

Derived terms

• scale modeler

Related terms

• modelbuilding
• modeling
• modelmaker
• modelmaking
• small-scale, large-scale
• to scale, not-to-scale

Translations

three-dimensional copy or representation of something

Catalan: maqueta (ca) Danish: skalamodel Dutch: schaalmodel (nl) Esperanto: maketo Finnish: pienoismalli (fi) (smaller), mittakaavamalli French: maquette (fr) f, modèle réduit (fr) m German: Miniaturmodell Italian: modello di forma, maquette (it) Japanese: スケールモデル (sukērumoderu) Norwegian: skalamodell Polish: makieta (pl) f Portuguese: maquete (pt) Romanian: model la scară redusă Spanish: maqueta (es) f, modelo a / en escala m, modelo reducido m

See also

• replica
• representation
• simulacrum
• simulation