patternmodel
nounUK /ˈpætənˌmɒdəl/
US /ˈpætərnˌmɑːdəl/
A pattern model is a small copy that shows what something looks like or how it works.
The teacher used a pattern model of a volcano to show the class how it erupts.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A repeated design used as a guide for making things.
The tailor followed a pattern model to cut the fabric.
3. A simple version of a system used to study how it behaves.
Scientists built a pattern model to predict the weather.
4. An example that other things are based on.
Her essay became a pattern model for the whole class.