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modelmaking

modelmaking noun: the creation of models, especially scale models.

Noun

modelmaking (uncountable)

  1. The creation of models, especially scale models.
    • But if modelmaking is not art, why is it that, in the upper reaches of modeldom, where the best do their work, there is an identifiable difference in "feel" between the work of one modelmaker and another?1990, The Woodenboat - Issues 92-97, page 60
    Synonyms:
    modelbuilding

Synonyms of modelmaking

Origin of modelmaking

From model + making.

Questions about modelmaking

What does modelmaking mean?
Modelmaking means the creation of models, especially scale models.
What part of speech is modelmaking?
Modelmaking is a noun.

Words near modelmaking in the dictionary

  1. modellos
  2. modells
  3. modelly
  4. modelmaker
  5. modelmakers
  6. modelmaking
  7. modelocked
  8. modelocking
  9. modelome
  10. modelomes
  11. modelomic

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