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model vs prototype

prototype vs model

model and prototype both are nouns.

model is an adjective but prototype is not an adjective.

model is a verb but prototype is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
model Yes Yes Yes No
prototype Yes No No No
As nouns, prototype is a hyponym of model; that is, prototype is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than model:
  • model: a representative form or pattern
  • prototype: a standard or typical example
model (noun) prototype (noun)
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) a standard or typical example
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
something to be imitated
a representative form or pattern
a type of product
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
someone worthy of imitation
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
model (adjective) prototype (adjective)
worthy of imitation
model (verb) prototype (verb)
form in clay, wax, etc
construct a model in the likeness of
plan or create according to a model or models
create a representation or simulation of
display (clothes) as a mannequin
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Difference between model and prototype

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