terrainmodel
nounUK /ˈtɛreɪn ˈmɒdəl/
US /təˈreɪn ˈmɑːdəl/
A small copy of hills and land that you can look at or touch.
The museum had a terrain model of the mountains so visitors could see how tall they were.
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2. A computer-made 3D picture of the ground used in games and planning.
The game designers built a terrain model of the island before adding trees and rivers.
3. A physical model of land used by soldiers or planners to study an area.
The engineers studied a terrain model of the valley before building the bridge.
4. A simplified representation of surface features used in science and engineering.
Scientists used a terrain model to predict where rainwater would flow.