A scale model is a small copy built to show what the real thing will look like. Build a scale model.
Everything shrinks except gravity, which is why models of water and fire never convince. A scale model is still made for wind tunnels, where a computer is not trusted alone.
1nounscale modelA small copy built to show what the real thing will look like.
“The scale model sat in the foyer for thirty years.”
scale model is a model.
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